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A SELECTIVE MICROFILM EDITION
PART III
(1887-1898)
Thomas E. Jeffrey
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1993
THOMAS A. EDISON PAPERS
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New Jersey
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CORPORATE ASSOCIATES
William C. Hittinger (Chairman), RCA Corporation
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Philip F. Dietz, Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Roland W. Schmitt, General Electric Corporation
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Morris Tanenbaum, AT&T
FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTORS
PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS
PUBLIC FOUNDATIONS
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
National Science Foundation
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Records Commission
PRIVATE CORPORATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS
Alabama Power Company
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Amerada Hess Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley H. Katz
Anonymous
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
AT&T
McGraw-Edison Company
Atlantic Electric
Minnesota Power
Association of Edison Illuminating
New Jersey Bell
Companies, Inc.
New York State Electric & Gas
Battelle Memorial Institute
Corporation t
The Boston Edison Foundation
North American Philips Corporation
Cabot Corporation Foundation, Inc.
Philadelphia Electric Company ■
Carolina Power & Light Company
Philips International B.V.
Consolidated Edison Company of
Public Service Electric and Gas
New York, Inc.
Company ;!
Consumers Power Company
RCA Corporation
Coming Glass Works Foundation
Robert Bosch GmbH
Duke Power Company
Rochester Gas and Electric j .
Entergy Corporation (Middle South
Corporation i
Electric Systems)
San Diego Gas & Electric
Exxon Corporation
Savannah Electric and Power Company
Florida Power & Light Company
Schering-Plough Foundation
General Electric Foundation
Texas Utilities Company 1 •
Gould Inc. Foundation
Thomas & Betts Corporation
Gulf States Utilities Company
Thomson Grand Public } ;;
Idaho Power Company
Transamerica Delaval Inc. | j
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NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA CONCENTRATING WORKS
RECORDS
The New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works (NJPCW) was
the largest and most expensive of Edison’s iron ore ventures. Organized on
December 27, 1888, the company began operations in January 1889. Its general
offices were initially located in New York City and were moved to the West
Orange laboratory in 1894. Edison supplied more than four-fifths of the
company’s capital and served as its president from 1889 until 1908. Numerous
associates, including Charles Batchelor, Samuel Insull, Walter S. Mallory, and
John F. Randolph, also served as officers. In the early 1890s the company
constructed a plant at Ogden (later named Edison), near present-day
Ogdensburg, New Jersey, to engage in the large-scale separation of magnetic
iron ore from low-grade ore found in abundance throughout the region.
Despite Edison’s constant attention, the Ogden works never ran satisfactorily.
Equipment failures, along with engineering and other technical problems,
prompted Edison to develop costly new machines for crushing, conveying,
screening, separating, and drying the iron ore. By the end of the 1890s, iron
ore prices had fallen sharply with the arrival of low-cost, high-grade ore from
the Mesabi range in Minnesota, and NJPCW found itself unable to sell its
product at a profit, despite significantly lowering the unit cost of its separated
ore. Operations were shut down permanently in 1900, despite Edison’s promise
to rebuild the works. The technology, including the crushing machinery, was
later used at other enterprises, including the Edison Portland Cement Co. at
Stewartsville, New Jersey, and the New Jersey Zinc Co. of Franklin, New
Jersey.
The records are arranged into nine series: (1) Administrative and
Financial Records; (2) Shipping Records [not filmed]; (3) Employee Records
[not filmed]; (4) Legal Records; (5) Plant Operations Records; (6) Minutes;
(7) Letterbooks; (8) Mine Survey and Property Records [not filmed]; and (9)
Sand Sales Records. A finding aid is available at the Edison National Historic
Site. Related records can be found in the Alexander Elliott, Jr., Papers and
the Walter S. Mallory Papers (Special Collections Series)
Administrative and Financial Records. These records cover the period
1889-1911, but most of the documents were generated in the 1890s. Included
are incoming correspondence, accounting records, labor statements, stock
certificates, canceled checks, and other general office records kept by company
officers or senior managers. The records document the organization,
management, and failure of the company; the experimental mill at
Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania; operations at Ogden, New Jersey; and the testing
of equipment, ore, and briquettes. Other subjects include relationships with
suppliers, customers, and investors and the market for Edison’s ore, briquettes,
and milling technologies. Some of the correspondence is duplicated in the
Letterbooks, and some of the material is complemented by documents in other
series.
Shipping Records [not filmed]. These records cover the period 1889-
1901. Included are bills of lading, invoices, orders, receipts, requisitions, and
other documents relating to company purchases and sales. There is also some
correspondence, but most of the correspondence relating to shipping can be
found in the Administrative and Financial Records.
Employee Records [not filmed]. These records cover the period 1889-
1900. Included are payroll lists, daily time sheets, time cards, and other
employee records. The documents provide information about the various
occupations at the Ogden works, hours worked, and monthly earnings
payments. Some of the records identify laborers by ethnicity, particularly
Italian and Hungarian.
Legal Records. These records cover the period 1814-1911, but most of
the documents were generated in the 1890s; the earliest material consists of
title searches. Included are correspondence, agreements, deeds, lists, leases,
indentures, opinions, and reports. The documents deal primarily with leases,
mineral rights, and mining surveys on mining sites in Pennsylvania and New
Jersey. Some items relate to company board matters, stock transactions, tax
matters, financial claims, and the acquisition of the Sussex Iron Co. Other
material pertains to litigation resulting from the collapse of the stock house at
the Ogden works in 1892, including reports by detectives hired on behalf of the
company to infiltrate the mining community.
Plant Operations Records. These records cover the period 1891-1902.
Included are correspondence, memoranda, reports, notes, drawings,
calculations, lists, and other documents. Most of the material deals with the
design, construction, operation, improvement, repair, and dismantling of
machinery and equipment at the Ogden works. The records are arranged into
five groups: (1) unbound documents; (2) linen drawings; (3) bound volumes;
(4) standard-size notebooks; and (5) pocket notebooks.
Minutes. These records cover the period 1888-1900. In addition to the
company minute book, there are unbound duplicate minutes of directors’
meetings for 1891 and 1892 and miscellaneous related items for 1896. Only the
minute book (December 1888-January 1900) has been filmed. The subjects
covered include the election and resignation of officers, the appointment of
general managers, calls for capital, and increases in capital stock. Specific
discussions involve mine properties known as the Gilbert Ore Mine, Scrub Oak
Mine, and Ogden Mine; negotiations regarding the royalty agreement with the
Edison Ore Milling Co., Ltd. (1890); the purchase of the Ogden Mining Co.
(1891); the death of Robert L. Cutting, Jr. (1894); and the removal of the
company’s offices from New York City to the West Orange laboratory (1894).
Also included are two long reports by Edison on the status of the company’s
mills (1890, 1898).
Letterbooks. These records, which cover the period 1889-1903, consist of
52 volumes containing tissue copies of the company’s outgoing correspondence
and internal communications. Some of the material is duplicated in, or is
complemented by, material in other series. The letterbooks are divided into 7
subgroups determined by the principal author(s) of the volumes, the specific
subject matter, and considerations of chronological continuity. Included are
letters relating to stock transactions; stockholders’ and directors’ meetings;
payment of company obligations; changes in company officers; insurance,
employment, tax, and legal matters; press relations; market and economic
conditions; properties leased or owned; the design and purchase of equipment;
the chemical analysis, manufacture, and marketing of iron ore, briquettes, and
sand; the construction, modification, and closing of the Ogden works; interest
in minerals other than iron, such as gold and molybdenite; and visitors to the
Ogden works. There are also some letters regarding Edison’s views on
company policies and correspondence about his schedule, character, health,
and family.
In addition, the letterbooks contain occasional correspondence regarding
Edison’s other iron ore enterprises; some letters concerning phonograph
contracts, litigation, and stock; items pertaining to the price of General Electric
securities and other aspects of the electric light business; and a few letters
about the telephone, kinetoscope, and phonoplex business.
Mine Survey and Property Records [not filmed] . These records cover the
period 1889-1897. They consist of approximately 75 standard-size (6" x 9") and
pocket notebooks. The books were used primarily by Theodore Lehmann,
Charles J. Reed, and Charles H. Kayser for surveys of mining properties. Most
of the surveys relate to the Ogden mine and other properties in New Jersey,
but there are also surveys of properties in Pennsylvania and New York. One
notebook contains an 1897 list of property leases.
Sand Sales Records. These records cover the period 1891-1902, and deal
primarily with routine business matters, although they sometimes discuss the
use of Edison sand for cement, traction, sand blasting, and other purposes.
Only one item has been filmed: a bound volume containing an abstract of sand
and ore concentrate sales for the period 1892-1902.
NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA CONCENTRATING WORKS
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL RECORDS
These records cover the period 1889-1911, but most of the documents
were generated in the 1890s. Included are incoming correspondence,
accounting records, labor statements, stock certificates, cancelled checks, and
other general office records kept by company officers or senior managers. The
records document the organization, management, and failure of the company;
he experimental mill at Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania; operations at Ogden, New
Jersey; and the testing of equipment, ore, and briquettes. Other subjects
include relationships with suppliers, customers, and investors and the market
tor Edison s ore, briquettes, and milling technologies.
i N°Da?f ?°rr^,p0ndents rePresenting the company include: Edison,
Charles Batchelor Thomas Butler, Joseph Hutchinson, Samuel Insull, Harry
n ef S‘ Malloi7’ William S. Periy, John F. Randolph, and Alfred
O. late. Other prominent correspondents include: Alexander Backus, Henrv
C. Demming. James C. Parrish, Pilling & Crane, Robert H. Richards, Frank
S' w?SoC LlTgston Rogers> James B- Tonkling, Joseph Wharton, John
H. Wood. Some of the correspondence is duplicated in the New Jersey and
Pennsylvania Concentrating Works Letterbooks, and some of the material is
complemented by documents in other series in this record group.
The following categories of documents have been filmed: documents
reflecting Edison s direct intervention in and supervision of company matters,
Edison s view on company policies, Edison’s involvement in experimentation
and aspects of Edison’s character, health, schedule, or family; overviews’
summaries, reports, and general descriptions of mill operations and
technologies, company finances, and marketing strategies; descriptions of
company products, such as iron ore briquettes and sand.
The following categories of documents have not been filmed: capital
calls; meeting announcements; stock certificates; trial balance statements; petty
cash statements; statements of accounts payable; cancelled checks and check
books; lists of bills; bound ledgers, day books, and cash books; other routine
financial documents, such as stamp accounts; labor statements; routine
statements relating to payment of taxes; stationeiy and blank forms; letters of
transmittal; and routine correspondence with vendors and customers.
Correspondence (1889)
This folder contains correspondence relating to ore mining and milling operations at Bechtelsville
Pennsylvania, and Ogden, New Jersey. Most of the letters are to and from Edison and Harry M. Livor, general
manager. The letters deal mainly with equipment, ore analyses, and mining properties. Some items concern
the steam plant, separator, and crushing rolls. A few items pertain to the purchase of an expansion engine
from Weyher & Richemond of France.
Correspondence (1890)
This folder contains correspondence relating to ore mining and milling operations at Bechtelsville
Pennsylvania, and Ogden, New Jersey. Most of the letters are to and from Edison and Hany M. Livor, general
manager. The letters deal mainly with equipment, mill capacity, and mining properties. Some items concern
the steam plant, dust separator, belt machines with automatic feed, and ore diying.
Correspondence (1891)
This folder contains documents, primarily correspondence, dealing mainly with mining and milling operations
Jcrsey- 1116 PrinciPaI correspondents are Edison; Harry M. Livor, general manager until June
1891; P. F. Gildea, superintendent at the Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania plant and employed at other properties
until June 1891; and William S. Periy, treasurer of the company. Some of the letters deal with the problem
of ore m the taihngs. Other items concern personnel changes and the company’s relations with its major ore
purchasers, including the Bethlehem Iron Co. and Pennsylvania Steel Co.
Correspondence (1892)
This folder contains documents, primarily correspondence, relating to milling operations at Ogden, New Jersey.
Most of the letters are to or from Edison; Owen J. Conley, superintendent; William S. Periy, treasurer and
Charles Batchelor. Included are letters pertaining to diying and bricking technologies and to the market value
of molybdenite. Also included is a letter from Peny to Robert L. Cutting, Jr., describing progress at the mill.
Correspondence (1893)
This folder contains documents, primarily correspondence, relating to the analysis of ore briquettes produced
by the Edison process at Ogden, New Jersey. Many of the letters are to and from Pilling & Crane, the
Philadelphia firm to whom numerous eastern iron companies reported their impressions of the briquettes.
Correspondence (1894)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the analysis of ore briquettes,
construction of the bricker, and the market for Edison’s ore. Some items concern activities at the mill
including the acquisition of a dynamo and management techniques. Other items pertain to tax matters. Most
of the correspondence is between Edison and the Philadelphia firm, Pilling & Crane.
Correspondence (1895)
This folder contains documents, primarily correspondence, relating to activities at the Ogden works. Most of
the letters are to or from Walter S. Mallory, vice president, and Edison. Some of the letters concern
experiments with grease cups, tests of the elevator, and work in the machine shop. Other letters discuss Joseph
Wharton s interest in hematite and his order of Edison’s ore. Also included are an undated typescript entitled
The Present Situation of Mr. Edison’s Undertaking is as Follows"; and a letter from Edison to James C.
Parrish, presented as an example of the letters sent to prospective investors in an attempt to finance additional
bricker ovens.
Correspondence (1896)
This folder contains documents, primarily correspondence, relating to equipment and supplies for the Ogden
works. Most of the letters are to or from Walter S. Mallory, vice president. Other letters are to or from Emil
Herter, draftsman, and Owen J. Conley, superintendent. Some of the letters concern machine shop work,
changes to the elevator, and outfitting the bricking plant. T\vo letters by Edison pertain to his approval of a
bid for work and his schedule at Sagamore Lake. Also included are correspondence with stockholder C.
Livingston Rogers and a letter by Thomas A. Edison, Jr.
Correspondence (1897)
This folder contains documents, primarily correspondence, relating to activities at the Ogden works. Most of
the letters are to or from Edison; Walter S. Malloiy, vice president; and Owen J. Conley, superintendent. The
letters deal mainly with equipment, supplies, and insurance. The subjects addressed include the test of
briquettes by the Crane Iron Works at Catasauqua, Pennsylvania; specifications for the construction of bricker
furnaces and ovens; the purchase of special steam shovels; the sale of the Brennan crushers; and difficulties
in obtaining credit from suppliers. Many of Mallory’s letters to Edison are reports on activities at the Ogden
works. Other prominent correspondents include Col. John H. Wood, an insurance broker; Alexander Backus,
president of the Vulcan Iron Works Company of Toledo, Ohio; Pilling & Crane of Philadelphia; and
stockholder Robert L. Cutting III.
Correspondence (1898)
This folder contains documents, primarily correspondence, relating to activities, equipment, and improvements
at the Ogden works. Most of the letters are from Fred R. Andress and Cal Freid, superintendents, to Edison
concerning daily activities and improvements at the Ogden works. Some letters concern the quality of
briquettes and the development of a market for Edison's crushing technology, including its promotion by Frank
C. Roberts, civil engineer of Philadelphia, and its adoption by the New Jersey Zinc Co. of Franklin, New
Jersey. There are several items in Edison’s hand relating to personnel matters, experiments, and lease
negotiations. Included is a letter from Edison to Thomas Robins, Jr., president of the Robins Conveying Belt
Co. in New York City, regarding the duplication of 36-inch rolls and Edison's intention "to design a whole line
of milling machinery for sale." Other correspondents include geologist and mineralogist Henry C. Demming
of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and metallurgist Robert H. Richards of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.
Correspondence (1899)
This folder contains documents, primarily correspondence, relating to the daily activities and improvements
at the Ogden works. Most of the letters are from Cal Freid and R. H. Cunningham, superintendents, to Edison
regarding the progress of work. Some letters concern the market for Edison’s crushing technology, including
its use at the New Jersey Zinc Co. in Franklin, New Jersey. There is one undated letter in Edison’s hand
instructing Walter S. Mallory, vice president, to take samples from ore tailings. Some items relate to
briquettes, the quality of ore from the Ogden mines, and conditions in the iron market.
Correspondence (1900)
This folder contains correspondence relating to briquettes, the sale of Edison’s crushing technology, and
Edison’s instructions regarding drawings and tracings. The correspondents include Walter S. Mallory, Pilling
& Crane, and James B. Tonking, superintendent of the New Jersey Zinc Co.
Correspondence (1901)
This folder contains documents, primarily routine correspondence and memoranda, relating to company
financial obligations. Only one item has been filmed: a letter to Walter S. Malloiy from W. P. Hardenburgh,
vice president of the New Jersey Zinc Co., concerning a means to extend the life of elevator ropes.
Correspondence (1902)
This folder contains correspondence relating to ore analysis and a potential mill site in Ontario, Canada.
Correspondence (1903)
This folder contains documents, primarily correspondence, relating to the Iona Island property deeded to
Edison m 1892. One item is an mquny from Pilling & Crane regarding the speed of Edison’s 24-inch rolls.
Another letter relates to the loan of a bricking machine to John W. Converse of the Baldwin Locomotive
Correspondence (1904)
This folder contains correspondence relating to the loan of a bricking machine to John W. Converse of the
Baldwin Locomotive Works.
Correspondence (1905)
This folder contains correspondence, primarily from O.W. Miller, father-in-law of Walter S. Malloiy and
manager of the Ogden works. Also included is a letter pertaining to a recommendation Edison made in 1894
urging the purchase of company stock.
Correspondence (1906)
This folder contains correspondence relating to the sale and transfer of equipment originally purchased for
the Ogden works. Included are letters from Odgen employees and some letters concerning the analysis of ores
and clav.
Correspondence (1907)
This folder contains correspondence relating to the cessation of all activities at the Ogden works. The letters
pertain to the sale and removal of the remaining equipment, the destruction of company records, and Edison’s
suggestions for selling the buildings.
Correspondence (1908)
This folder contains a list of material transferred from the Ogden works to the Edison Portland Cement Co.
in Stewartsville, New Jersey. There is also a fist of material remaining at the Ogden works as of Januaiy 1908.
Correspondence (1909)
This folder contains a letter from C. B. Warner of New York City regarding the status of company stock, along
with a reply by Walter S. Mallory announcing that the company had been placed in receivership.
Correspondence (1910)
This folder contains documents, primarily correspondence, relating to the company in receivership. Included
are several letters regarding a claim against the company. One item pertains to the destruction of company
records. Another item signed "Chas." is from Charles Edison. Prominent correspondents include Conover
English of the Newark-based law firm of McCarter & English and Walter S. Mallory, president of the Edison
Portland Cement Co.
Correspondence (1911)
This folder contains correspondence relating to company financial obligations, insurance, and legal matters.
Stock Ledger (1888-1900)
TOs volume covers the period December 1888-January 1900. There are also some entries from January 1907.
Thcbook contains a register of company stockholders. Also included is a partial list of increases in capital
Journal #2 (1889-1894)
This journal covers the period November 1889-May 1894. Its daily entries provide detailed information about
transactions posted to various accounts, including payroll, plant construction, capital stock, and notes payable.
Journal #3 (1894-1900)
This journal covers the period June 1894-July 1900. Its daily entries provide detailed information about
transactions posted to various accounts, including payroll, plant construction, capital stock, and notes payable.
Operating Cost Accounts (1892-1894)
This book covers the periods September-October 1892 and October 1894, with undated material probably
dating from 1892 or 1894. The book contains investment accounts and statements of operating and repair
costs. Included are investment accounts for September and October 1892; an enumerated statement of
operating and repair costs for September and October 1892 followed by a detailed statement of costs for
October 1892; a record of operating costs estimated by Edison in October 1894; an undated record of renewal
and repair costs; and an undated record of supply costs. Related material can be found in Plant Operations
Correspondence (1889)
This folder contains correspondence relating to ore mining and milling
operations at Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania, and Ogden, New Jersey. Most of the
letters are to and from Edison and Harry M. Livor, general manager. The
letters deal mainly with equipment, ore analyses, and mining properties. Some
items concern the steam plant, separator, and crushing rolls. A few items
pertain to the purchase of an expansion engine from Weyher & Richemond of
France. Approximately 50 percent of the documents have been filmed.
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Bergh started for Bechtel sville at 3 : 50,
with required apparatus, and will reach Phila. at tp'eo if iced time.
I hawe telegrfphed Mr. Edison to that effect.
Samuel Insull,
.1. Hutchinson,
OFFICE OF
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
Edison Laboratory.
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OFFICE OF
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works
OPERATORS UNDER THE "EDISON" SVSTEM FOR SEPARATING AND REFINING IRON ORES.
19 DEY STREET,
New York, October 8th U88
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
Edison1 Labaratory,
Orange, n.J.
My Dear Mr. Edison:
can leave Hew York, Pennsylvania Hoad, on
Saturday afternoon at ,0 paet *», reaching Ogdenaourg at
S-S5, „ cM tea,. Ogdensburg Sunday afternoon at 4-m, reaching
*** * 7'10- *“* ',iu site m ample tlms at the Minea.
1 nopa nothing hill interfare »dth your going, ospooiaUy
“ °°la “ V*™***' — if » aw to put up a m at the
Ogdon Kin.., »a mu,t aot prompUy to get th. foundationo i„ and
der cover before the worst of the winter sets in.
Yours truly.
General Manager.
Thos. a. Edison.
SAM“««.I.rSULLT J- Hutchinson,
OFFICE OF
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
OPERATORS UNDER THE "EDISON" SYSTEM FOR SEPARATING AND REFINING IRON ORES.
19 DEY STREET,
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* OFFICE OF
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
OPERATORS UNDER THE PED1SON" SYSTEM FOR SEPARATING AND REFINING IRON ORES.
19' D'EY STREET,
October 2lst 1389
Thomas A, Edison.
Labor at ory, Orange , N. J.
I hand you herewith B, of L, of a barrel of Ore shipped
by -14r , Isaac McHose
us to experiment on.
This is_ the ore of which I spoke to you as being part magnetic, and
•
part non -magnetic. Vfill you please give instructions to have .your
'ives, so that it will not be overlook'
Yours truly.
OFFICE OF
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
19 DEY STREET,
New York, October 24th I a 89
While at tecl^elsyille yesterday I made some experiments
i or the purpose of «n HtJtanfth* amount of iron in the tailings
from the second magnet going to the waste heap, and just before leav- '
ins made the following analysis. As you will see the crude ore ran:
unusually low. Crude ore contained II.28 metallic iron. The Con¬
centrate at the first market was 65.16, the tailings from the first ,
mariuct going to the second magnet was just exactly s%. The tailings
from the second inagnet going to the waste heap war 2,77, The Con¬
centrate at the third magnet was 62.49, the tailings from the' third
magnet were 6.70,
The parting board at the second magnet was set about s/a of
an inch from the slit. The magnet was about f S A inches fr On the
stream of ore. In putting the magnet any closer than this, in fact
even at this distance from the stream, a groat deal of the ore ac¬
cumulate u on the face of the magnet, therefore I did not think it ad¬
visable to set the magnet any closer: still if V;c had 25 or 50* oi'e '
OFFICE OF
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works
OPERATORS UNDER THE "EDISON" SYSTEM FOR SEPARATING AND REFINING IRON ORES.
IE "EDISON" SYSTEM FOR SEPARATING AND REFINING IF
19 DEY STREET,
•s. A. Edison • -2
- could obtain; the
New York,
ame result as ; above, •
would be trifling as you will, admit yd Lx would- like to hear from you '
as to what you think, 6‘f these results. •
The- .iune looks to me better than it has. at any time .yet .
There is fnore^re-in sight than at any. 'tine' since kve/be gun- :6pU ■
orations, and I have great hopes that within two or three weeks that
■ , . we shall be ■ & t ting out '/ 100 ; tons per • day of ore that will average
considerably higher than the ore
3 now using. ifost of the ore
. wo arc now us ing is c oming , from over the tunnel, near the surface ,
'and is, as you know, quite lean. I, think the ore in. the shafts will
run up tc fully 2055 if not more. We have now got mined in the j
shafts probably 500 or 600 tons of this ore which we expect to com¬
mence taking out in a few days. The mine at present is not in a §M
condition for us to get at it economically. -I-
Thos. A. Edison.
Samuel Insull,
J. Hutchinson,
H. M. Livor,
OFFICE OF
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
OPERATORS UNDER THE "EDISON" SYSTEM FOR SEPARATING AND REFINING IRON ORES.
19 DEY STREET,
New York, October 24th 1939
Ifr. A. 0. Tate,
Edison1 s Laboratory,
Orange,' N.J.
Dear Sir:
I enclose herewith papers, in connection with the ^urc ha
of the Benfield Iron Ore property which heed Mr. Edison's
The letter from Messrs. Eaton « Lewis, also enclosed, explains what
is desired of Mr. Edison. After the matter has been attended1 to
please return all. the papers to me, including the letters of Eaton &
Samuel Insull,
J. Hutchinson, h. M. Livor,
OFFICE OF
OPERATORS UNDER THE "EDISON" SYSTEM FOR SEPARATING AND REFINING IRON
19 DEY STREET,
New York, 0ctobor 24th «bb
nsw Sir:
I enclose herewith the duplicate copy of the anreoaient
between the Sussex, County iron Co. end the New Jersey a Pennsylvania
Concent rat in" Works . : }T . Edison signe'd one of these Agreements the
other day which is in possession of Mr. J. p. Brown, president of . .
the Susses County Co. . Please have him sign this one and return the
conyraet to me and I will obtain the Secretary* s signature and: Kaye
the; seal attached, ;■
Please Rive this your immediate attention, as well as the
matter pertaining to the Benfield purchase , about which i have writ-
G ue, 1 1 a'trr ,
_ :
J, Hutchinson,
OFFICE OF
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
OPERATORS UNDER THE "EDISON" SYSTEM FOR SEPARATING AND REFINING IRON ORES.
OFFICE OF
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
OPERATORS UNDER THE "EDISON" SYSTEM FOR SEPARATING AND REFINING IRON ORES,
[ENCLOSURE]
Translation.
Pant in 5th November, 1889.
Thomas A,: Edison,
Dear Sir:-
Wo have just received your telegram
as fo 11 o,v s : -
"Will take 300 h»* p, triplo expansion exposition
engine with condenser. Await formal order toy
mail. Havo you mailed phot o graphs ani bluo prints?"
We thank you very much for this order, and await instructions
Tfliioh you promise by next mail. We are making at this monBnt
special photographs for you, which wo will have the pleasure of
sending you in a few days. Complete working drawings for the 150
and 300 h. p. engines, as well as the condensers, are nearly fini¬
shed and we think we shall be able to send them after a few days.
The wooden models of the 150 h. p. engine are about to bo finished
and those of the 300 h, p. engine are far advanced. We are losing
no time in order to let you have then at the earliest possible
mome:nt , Kindly send by first nail exact instructions for sEBsfes.
shipping them from Havre to the United States . We thank you for
allowing us to authorize a draft upon your Bankers, Drexel, Morjyin
& Oo. through Drexel, Harjos & Co., of Paris, but we will not take,
this liberty until after we shall have sent your models and dra¬
wings .
[ENCLOSURE]
In conclusion we shall state that \to shall be extremely happy
if yew will favor us with a few words in your ovai handwriting that
we may preserve as a souvenir.
( Signed) Oh, Vf e y h e r,
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, N.
Dear Sir;-
Nov. 23rd. 1889.
W1' ^
I am laying out the steam plantt for your1' Or# ivli 11 at Ogden.
I was up there yesterday with Mr. Livor. We need very much a general pis
for foundation and general size of that 300 H. P. engine, and at Mr.
Liyor's suggestion, I would ask you if you could not send the following
cablegram to Weyher, Pantin, Seine. (I am not sure whether the name is
quite right. )
also e ablest Le£eral enEine and foundation required,
wh?pVi°?+ o,n§in®.30an.nS??e“ to 165 revolutions, also direction in *
nection'caHe mlde^6 °f S3£K88kiHH enSine to whiSh direct shaft^oS-
I think it is necessary to get all this information at once by
cablegram, as there are several questions depending upon it. The Ore
plant is laid out to connect on direct shaft connection and they can¬
not get along very much with less than 165 revolutions.
Not being thoroughly familiar with the engine, X do not know whe¬
ther it can be adjusted up to that speed here. Also, we must know the
direction of, revolution, or whether we can run it either way we want,
otherwise it may change it from the side we have it on now to the other
side. Please send me this information as soon as, you can get it.
I will try to get out there the first part of% next week, but I am
hurrying these plans through for Mr. Livor and need.; all the information
I can get as soon as possible. • „
The regular speed of the engine is, I understand, about 130.
Perhaps you can give us some of this information without cableing.
Yours very truly,
Samuel Insull,
J. Hutchinson,
H, M. Livor,
OFFICE OF
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
OPERATORS UNDER THE "EDISON" SYSTEM FOR SEPARATING AND REFINING IRON ORES.
19 DEY STREET,
H* M. Livor, 15sq.,
19 Doy St., Now York,
Dear Sirs-
Tlie Magnetic Noodle mentioned in your letter of 25th
instant to Mr. Edison, was duly received by the latter, and ho
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now has it with him.
OPERATORS UNDER THE "EDISON" SYSTEM FOR SEPARATING AND REFINING IRON ORES.
19 DEY STREET,
New York, November 30th I'.lH .
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Jolly's Hotel,
Dover, N.J.
Dear Sir:
I enclose herewith communications from S» Brown- who is ••
stopping at the United States Hotel, Paterson, N.J. . Prom what I
have heard, X imagine this to be a very desirable property, and I
think it would be worth while for you to look at this as quickly as
possible. We are apt to have snow at any moment, and I have an idea
burg to come to New York, as it was absolutely neccessary for it
be here today to forward some material to the Ogden Mine which
needed at once.
tours truly.
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Thomas A. Edison,
Tran slat ion.
Pantin, Oth Doc ember, 1389.
Doar Sir:-
V/o take ci" eat pleasure in cxpros:sing
to y.ai the eroat pleasure that your beautiful portrait,, with its
amiable dedication, las caused us, and v/o thank you very cordially
for this sift , which will be for us a precious souvenir of the
honor we have had in entering into personal relations with you.
Compl ct e working drawing of the machine a haro gone by the
packet boat "La B ourBOSne , •* and wo hope that you will have then
very shortly.
The models of the 150 h. p. engine have been sent last week,
4th December; they will Go by the first boat.
Accept, Sir, the expression of our sentiments, very distin¬
guished and devoted.
(Signed ) A,1 VMJ Y H H 8.
OVER.
[ENCLOSURE]
Doc. 9, 1889 .
POSTORIPT,
We regret very nueh not being able to change the di¬
rection of the movement of the engine, as you widti, this boil's
the reason: The direction is such that the oblique prosaire of
the crank presses the hoed of the piston upon the bottom of the
slide. In the other dir <eot ion, on the contrary, this piece would
necessarily rub -upon the sidos of the slide where the rubbing sur¬
face is nuch mere slender. As to the augmentation of speed, we
do not dare to state that it could take place without inconvenience
but you will bo free to try it yourself if you ; judge it desirable.
The direction of tla governor lends itself very readily oithcr in
augmenting the force of the springs or diminishing the weight of
[ENCLOSURE]
Tranal at io ns of Cablegrams.
Doc. 16, 1389.
"Models 100 horse power left upon Gascogne .
December 24, 18S9.
"300 horse power machine loft by Normandie.. .
V/DYHKR.
Correspondence (1890)
This folder contains correspondence relating to ore mining and milling
operations at Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania, and Ogden, New Jersey. Most of the
letters are to and from Edison and Harry M. Livor, general manager. The
letters deal mainly with equipment, mill capacity, and mining properties. Some
items concern the steam plant, dust separator, belt machines with automatic
feed, and ore drying. Approximately 50 percent of the documents have been
filmed.
Thos. A. Edison,
'entrating Works,
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OFFICE OF
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
19 DEY STREET,
New York,
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19 Boy St., Now York.
My dear Sir,-
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to Mr* Udi fnn by Messrs. V/oyhor & Nichonond, Pan-tin, 3?ranco , urd or
date 20th Dooombor, 1880.
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OFFICE OF ■
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19 Dcy Street,
Hew York City.
My Dear Sir:-
I Ike to land you herewith tlio draw in-, showily
hovr an oncino of K00 h. p., with its condenser1, nay bo installed,
referred to in Messrs. Weyhcr & Richensond's letter to Mr. Edison
under date 20th Doc onbor last, copy of v/hidi coirmunioat ion lias
already boon sent to you.
Yours very truly,
H. M. Livor , Esq . ,
New Jersey & Pennsylvania Concentrating Co.,
19 Dey Street, CITY.
Dear Sir,
We propose to fhrnish you, delivered F. 0. B. cars
Factory ,
17 sets of Brennan Special Crushing Rolls, as per plan submitted
to you, 3 sets to be made with Pulleys, the balance with
Gears, ready to take Gear from your Mill Counter Shaft.
Price, per set, $653.50.
Total, for 17 sets, $11,109.50
Terms, Cash 50 days from shipment, or your Company's Notes
at 50 days from date of shipment.
We think we shall be able to give you the first throe sets
within three weeks and. the balance at the rate of 3 sets
per week, thereafter, until the whole number is completed.
We have urged our Shop to use the greatest effort to
complete the first three sets of Rolls, with Pulleys in
less than three weeks and they will do so, if possible.
If this meets with your approval, kindly confirm it by letter.
• _ Yours yery truly, /3c~C''r.. a^£
H. M. Divor, General Manager,
19 Doy Street, CITY.
Dear Sir,
As per our conversation of this date we propose to
furnish you Boiler delivered on care at Erie, Pa., Hoisting Engine
delivered on oars at Waterloo, N; Y. , as fallows', viz!
1 SO H. P. Nagle Portable Cast Iron Front Boiler, mounted on
Wheels, the same complete in every detail with Stack and all
Boiler Fixtures and TrimmingB and Injector attached, amounting
complete with Pulley, Whiffletrees, Evenor, Neck Yoke, Brake,
etc.
HOISTING ENGINE. '
1 Ryan & McDonald Hoisting Engine, with Double 8 l/4 X 8»
Cylinders, Friction Drum, with Foot Brake, Oil Cups, connecting
Steam Pipes and Throttle Valves Joining the 2 Cylinders and
ready to oonneot Steam Pipe from Boiler.
This Engine able to hoist 3,000 lbs. with single line, or
0,000 lbB. with double line.
Total for the Boiler and Hoisting Engine, as above described,
|980 *
H. M. L. #2.
V/e have ordered the above from our Shops on your herbal order,,
which kindly oonfirm by letter.
We will, as directed by you, ship to Ogden Mill ,
1 set of Pipe Cutters and Threaders, to cut Pipe from 2* down,
the necessary Pipe Tongs to handle said Pipe and 1 Pipe Vise,
suitable for this size of Pipe.
Yours very truly,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
OPERATORS UNDER THE "EDISON" SYSTEM FOR SEPARATING AND REFINING IRON ORES.
19 DEY STREET,
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list of letters in rofprd to Ore Milling, forwarded
to Mr» livor December 28th, 1888.
J# M. Everhart, Scranton, Fa.
IV P, Wyokofff, Elizabeth, N. J.
A# Whitney & Sons, Philadelphia, Pa.
Geo. B. Wiestling, Mont Alto, Pa.
^ Joseph Ri char ds , Sup't. Estate of J. Oouper lord,
Port Oram, IT# J.
Jvftn#' Gw Rowe, Reading, Pa.
'I Thos. P. Marshall, Trent om, N. J.
'Z 0# A# longneokejr, Mechanicsburg, Pa.
^ M. Hoagland, Rockaway, N. J,
John K# Hallowell, Camden, N. J.
'ill.- K. Hartzoll , Allentown, Pa.
Ww McDoj^fell , 120 Broad St., N. Y.
Crane Iron Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
Henry H. Adams, New York.
Thos. A. Edison,
Samuel Insull,
Thos. Butler,
OFFICE OF
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
OPERATORS UNDER THE "EDISON" SYSTEM FOR SEPARATING AND REFINING IRON ORES.
19 DEY STREET,
New York, Jarayy 20th iroo.
£ 4/
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Thomas A. Edison, Esq. ,
. Oran, to , N. J„
Dear Sir:-
I send you p/ ~ .• today a small uijar box of ore
which came from the deposit a couple of miles from Cornwall, Pa.
This ore is almost non-.’naynetic.
<3ve -n/J+pL f?c/o
Thos. A. EdisoN, Samuel Insull, Thos. Butler, H, M. Livor,
OFFICE OF
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
OPERATORS UNDER THE "EDISON" SYSTEM FOR SEPARATING AND REFINING IRON ORES.
19 DEY STREET,
New York, Ja.nua.ry 20th 1000.
Mr. A. 0. Tate,
19 De y Street, New York City.
Dear Sir:-
We have a letter from Mr, John Birkinbins, in which he
states that he has had an interview with Mr. Jones V/ister, of the
firm of Ii. & R» Wistor & Go., one of the most prominent iron com¬
mission harases in Philadelphia, and that he foiuna .Mr* Wisten was
felly alive as to the value of concentrated ores and ready to
handle than.. He suggests opening up a correspondence with him
concerning the sale in the future of concentrates nnde by the N. J,
and Pa. Co. If yoi will address a letter to Mr. John Birktnbino,
#25 N. E, City Hall Square, N«' Juniper St., Philadelphia, he will
prat you in oonmnnioation with Wister & Co., or you can write th«ja
direct, as yen pl<ease.
Yours very truly,
Thos. A. Edison,
Samuel Insull,
Thos. Butler,
H. M. Livor,
OFFICE OF
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
OPERATORS UNDER THE •'EDISON" SYSTEM FOR SEPARATING AND REFINING IRON ORES.
19 DEY STREET,
New York, xapo.
J. Hutchinson,
H. M. Livor,
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New Jersey and Pen|syiM#a'' Concentrating Works,
OPERATORS UNDER/THE "EDISON" SYSTEM FOR SEPARATING AND REFINING IRON ORES.
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Samuel Insull,
H. M. Livor,
OFFICE OF
New, Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
' OPERATORS UNDER THE "EDISON" SYSTEM FOR SEPARATING AND REFINING IRON ORES.
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OFFICE OF
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
OPERATORS UNDER THE "EDISON" SVSTEM FOR SEPARATING AND REFINING IRON ORES.
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J. Hutchinson,
OFFICE OF
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OFFICE OF
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works, ■
OPERATORS UNDER THE "EDISON" SYSTEM FOR SEPARATING AND REFINING IRON ORES. !
19 DEY STREET,
.New York, om^io
Thomas A. Edison, Esq. ,
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H. M. Livor, Esq.,
19'Doy Street, N ew York Oity. j
My dear Sir:-
V/ith reference to your letter of 23rd instant, I
beg to advise you that I have informed Mr. John Birkihbine of
your intention to ooimrunicatc with the firm of L. & R. Wister & Co.
Philadelphia, as soon as you are in the market with concentrates,
infaioh you expect will be in a little over two months.
[ENCLOSURE]
• " Boyer’s I'ord, August Wth, 1864,
Analysis of Samples of Magnetio Iron Ore from Topton Mines, Berks County, Pennsylvania,
Water, .
Silica,
No. 1.
0.221,
6.417.
Magnetio Oxide Iron,
Magnesia, ,
Zircon, .
Alumina,
88.206. Equal to 68.86 Iron.
0.460. " " 08.08 Carbonate of Lime
Trace.
Limestone.
8.807.
Water, • .
Silica, .
Magnetio Oxide Iron,
Magnesia, .
Alumina,
Phosphorus,
N O.
0.761.
21.084.
66.724. • Equal
8.624.
1.103.
3.
to 40,344 Iron.
" 15.40 Carbonate of Lime
' Limestone.
8.908. ’
Trace.
Slight Trace.
Thos. A. Edison.
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OFFICE OF
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
OPERATORS UNDER THE "EDISON" SYSTEM FOR SEPARATING AND REFINING IRON ORES.
19 DEY STREET, ^
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19 DEY STREET,
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Samuel Insull,
Thos. Butler,
OFFICE OF.
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
OPERATORS UNDER THE "EDISON" SYSTEM FOR SEPARATING AND REFINING IRON ORES.
19 DEY STREET,
New York, January 23th 1800.
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orarjge , N. J.
Dear Sir:
Dear Sir:-
Mr. Edison is much obliged for your lottor of 27th
instant, in recard to the Topton Mines, near Topton, Pa., and in
reply desires mo to inform you that, just as soon an he can, lie
will send a man to inspect this property.
Yours truly,
Private Sec'y,
Thos. a. Edison,
OFFICE OF
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works
. OPERATORS UNDER THE “ EDISON” SYSTEM FOR SEPARATING AND REFINING iron ORES. '
19 DEY STREET,
New. York, Febr-eiry isi igdo.
Thoiias A. Kdinoi
Orange, N. J.
I enclose h.r-WU, a Ulus- j-isl rc orelss.
1 shell cool,. lMo> stetlnc thol « u ihM.„„:;hlj, ln_
vesllsote the Gilbert Mine tefoV ,l0 ib0„.
trading.
Yoitr v: truly.
General Manager
Dear Sir:-
Roferring to the attached letter from Mr. Vim. G. Rowe,
Mr. Edison does not remombor the circumstances attending the “Big
Place" dqoosit, or how it was brought to his attention. The mat¬
ter had better be renewed, and you. alight to have some samples of
the ore sent' on here for test.
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New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
OPERATORS UNDER THE "EDISON" SYSTEM FOR SEPARATING AND REFINING IRON ORES.
19 DEY STREET,
New York, February 19th 1800.
Charles Batchelor, Esq.,
Edison’s Laboratory,
Dear Sir:
Orange, N. J.
Tours statins that Hr. Edison had requested you to make
two Dust Separators for us is at hand. X notice on the sketch you
gave me, that the pulleys driving the wide belt are 36“ diameter and
eight inch face. This diameter of pulley will make it neccessary
for us to put up a very large pulley to get the proper speed to t he
Dust Separator, and according to a letter which I have received from ■
Mr. Kennel ly, there is no neccessity of making the pulley anywhere
near this size. He states that the current required would not take
over 6 1/2 H.P., and fckaifc 6 i/a H.P. additional for running machine .
I wish you would, arrange it so that pulleys not over 24" diameter are
put on to drive the belt. It v/ ill be very inconveier.t for us to use
any greater diameter. The face can remain the. sane. You wi 11 see in
moment, that pulleys of this size are go cl ;or two or three times
the H.P. required for JrivJu; the m.-.di ir.e.
Yours truly.
u&rr*'
Gene:
Thos. A. Edison, Samuel Insull, Thos. Butler, H. M. Livor,
OFFICE OF
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
* OPERATORS UNDER THE "EDISON" SYSTEM FOR SEPARATING AND REFINING IRON ORES.
19 DEY STREET,
New York, .. _ r
Thos. A. Edison, Samuel Insull, Thos. Butler,' H. M. Livor,
OFFICE OF
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
OPERATORS UNDER THE "EDISON" SYSTEM FOR SEPARATING AND REFINING IRON ORES.
19 DEY STREET,
New York, February I'jth iaon.
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OFFICE OF
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
44 WALL STREET,
New York, March io.th, i89o.
Dear SirJ-
I beg to hand you herewith a copy of Mr;. Gil-
dea's report on the Diamond Drill in use at Beohtelsville Mineyto
which I would ask you to kindly draw Mr. Edison’s attention.
Yours truly.
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SAMUEL IN8ULL,
OFFICE OF
A. 0. Tate, Esq.,
Orange , N. J.
Dear Sir:-
I beg to enclose you herewith report on prospect*
ing novf goirg on at our Bechtelsvillo Mini .
Yours truly.
[ENCLOSURE]
REPORT ON PROSPECTING AT BE CHTELSVI LIE MINE
by
P. F. Gildea,Esq., Superintendent.
April 1,1890.
We are on the third hole pointing south ExS at a dip, of 45 degrees
going towards the' hilUit is started from the surface nearly ha If
way down the hill or on a level with the Mill Crusher Howe. We
struck, the hard substance quartz ^,40 feet (quartz) which we struck
in hole #1 at 40 feet and in hole #2 at 75 feet the quartz is about
40" thick and it took four days to go through it or about JO* per
day. After passing through it we struck a seam of ORE 6 feet 4*.
It averages 20 per cent. Tire drill is now progressing about 8 feat
per day in dark rook.
■j
OFFICE OF
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works
OPERATORS UNDER THE ’'EDISON" SYSTEM FOR SEPARATING AND REFINING IRON ORES. ’
19 DEY STREET,
New York, April 3r(i ia90.
Mr. Th omar A. Kdisoa,
Orur.jc , k\ j.
I return, you her-. with letter from. Mr. Buckingham
ir. reference to usin- oil instead of water ^fonneotion with rock
drillinc. I have instructed our Mr. Co to .cake the experiment
and as soon as I receive his report/^ill advise you of the result.
Yours/truly.
General
The Edison Machine Works,
GENERAL OFFICE AN
No. 44 WALL STREET,
New YORKApl.9,189£>.
H. M. Livor, Esq. .General Manager,
N.J.& Penna. Concentrating Works,
19 Dey Street, New York City.
Dear Sir:-
1 shall be glad if you will have nade a complete
list of the leases relating to the Ogden Mine ,and other mines which
we have in New Jersey, and let me have it in the course of to-morrow
I am about to make an appointment for Friday next with Major Eaton
to lay all the leases which have been prepared before him with a
view of getting his opinion on them. It would probably expedite
matters considerably if you would arrange to keep an appointment
with Maj or Eaton when both I and Mr. Butler propose to be. present.
I will let you know as early as passible the exact time we can fix
for a meeting.
Mr.Insull can not go out with us this week, so Mr.Butler and I
have deferred our going till next week, when Mr.Insull and Mr .Cut¬
ting will probably go with us by the 8 o'clock train.
Yours truly
Treasurer.
OFFICE OF
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works;
OPERATORS UNDER THE "EDISON" SYSTEM FOR SEPARATING AND REFINING IRON ORES.
19 DEY STREET,
New York, Apr.ii iith iaoo.
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir:
Mr . E. P. Merritt , IIS , Broadway-* owns the Mine known as '■ >
the ''Rustic Mine" or ''Merritt Mine" at Drakesville Station, N. 0.
; He would like us to examine this property and thihfcs it would be
. desirable property touse in connection with our sys tern of. concen-.'
trating. Will -you kindly have Mr, Re eel run over this property. Mr.
Merritl, expressed a desire, that in case you concluded to have it ex¬
amined, i® go .with Mr. Reed, and it might 'be well' before', Mr. Reed
goes to make an appointment with Mr. Merritt to meet him at Drakes¬
ville.
Yours truly.
General Manager .
M.
OFFICE OF
hr Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
^ / '“'44 WALL STREET,
New York, April 15,1390.
A. 0. Tate, Esq . ,
Edison Laboratory,
Orange, New Jersey.
Dear Sir;-
Enclosed herewith I- beg to hand you copy of a
letter received from Mr. P.P.Qildea, Superintendent of the Beohtels-
ville Mine dated April 14th, on the subject of prospecting now go¬
ing on at the aforesaid mine.
Yours truly,.
I also enclose diagram of work.
[ENCLOSURE]
COPY.
.«• • .. Beohtelsville ,Pa. ,Apri^l4, '80
Thomas Butler, Esq. ,Sec 'y . ,
44 Wall Street, N8w York.
Dear Sir:-
As it is some time' since you heard from here, no
doubt you are anxious to know how I am getting along, and what pro¬
gress I am making in drilling. In the first place I would like
you and Mr. Perry, or some othe.r persons of the Company would pay a
visit to the place, so that they can see for themselves how we are
getting along. It woul^l be a releif to know and see. for your¬
selves. I enclose a diagram of the different holes bored, aid th
those I intend to bore. It will be of some assistance to you.
I have not discovered any ore, since I sent you my last report, al-
though I have bored over 100 feet further. It seems this hill Is
confined, or that the strata lays in confusion* The present hole
or #3,1 will go to wptdr. level, which is 165 feet from head of shaft
I would be glad to receive any suggestions you or any of the Com¬
pany may make. If .the Benfield property is to be prospected. or
any place further off than 300 yards from the boiler,! will have
to get a pair of wheels made (I can get them made here at the Wheel
wright's) so as to make the boiler now at Benfield shaft, into a
portable boiler, as it is now it is on skids , and can not be. moved
very readily. If convenient I wish you would shown this letter
and diagram to Mr.T.A.Edison:if not let me know by return mail, and
I will make a duplicate and send to him. '
I hope you will understand the diagram.
Yours truly,
(Signed) P.F.Giidea.
. OFFICE OF ■
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works
OPERATORS UNDER THE "EDISON" SYSTEM FOR SEPARATING AND REFINING IRON ORES. . ’
19 DEY STREET;
New York, April 21st in do.
Edison.
Oran;
Dear Sir
to let knov/ when you expected t o visit the Gilbert Mine . ' I ;S
:have written Dr. Hartzell that I had rexcrr.-.d this-inatter to you and
that yon would reply to hiri direct.
Yours truly
[ENCLOSURE]
H, K. HAETZELL,
IRON PRES,
8th. and Walnut Sts.
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OFFICE OF
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works
OPERATORS UNDER THE "EDISON" SYSTEM FOR SEPARATING AND REFINING IRON ORES. '
19 DEY STREET, ■
New York, April aist iqoo. .
jre at importance jjtJiajt;
the tv/o Dust Separa-.
i-tble. Will you
ting machines sh:
please have
Yours
.1 Manar
H, M. Livor,
OFFICE OF
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
OPERATORS UNDER THE "EDISON" SYSTEM FOR SEPARATING AND REFINING IRON ORES.
19 DEY STREET,
New York, April 2cth isoo.
I enclose- herewith a letter from 'Mr. ceorjjc ' G. Greiss in
reference to some ore property ir Pennsylvania. You will prop ably rc-
memi-er what this property is. it is that ra.^e whtbh lies near Corn-
.vall. I have written j.r, Greiss that you "ill probably reply to him
direct.
Thos. A. Edison, Samuel Insull, Thos. Butler, H. M. Livor,
OFFICE OF
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
OPERATORS UNDER THE "EDISON" SYSTEM FOR SEPARATING AND REFINING IRON ORES.
i 9 DEY STREET,
New York, April 2.3-th iaod*
H. M. Livor,
Thos. A. Edison, '
Thos. Butler,
OFFICE OF
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
OPERATORS UNDER THE "EDISON" SYSTEM FOR SEPARATING AND REFINING IRON ORES.
i 9 DEY STREET,
New York, April 30th xauq*
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, N. d.
Dear sir:
I would- surest that to enable the belt to run perfectly
•straight, that a very heavy or own be put on the wooden drums of the
Separating Machine. The Magnets being separate'^, each other could:
also bf set in a -a* owning lino. This I tM^muW obviate all diffi-
cultie... .-f, f..ti as the running of the is concerned.
CRANE IRON WORKS,
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OFFICE OF
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
OPERATORS UNDER THE "EDISON” SYSTEM FOR SEPARATING AND REFINING IRON ORES,
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Saw Mills. Horse Powers,
" " ' and Supplies,
Cable: KERNISH.N.Y
672.
Cortlandt St. C-
May 81st. 1S90.
H. M. Iiivor, General Manager,
19 Doy Street, CITY.
Dear Sir,
Mr. A. Ii. Inman, General Manager of the Chateaugay
Ore & Iron Co., Plattsburgh, N. Y. , is proposing to erect a new
Iron Concentrating Mill as an addition to his present Works, at
Iiyon Mountain. At the present Mill he has, concentrating is done
by the wet jigging process and he proposes to use the same process
m the new Mill. Wo mention this to show you that his process
will not be a copy of the Ogden Mill, as the arrangement of a
Mill for wet concentration, would, of necessity, differ greatly
from a Mill in which the separation is done by electricity.
We have subnitted proposal to Mr. Inman for furnishing the Brennan
Crushers and Rollers for equipping. his Mill and he is giving out-
proposal favorable consideration, but he desires to see the
Cmshe>-s and Rolls in operation reducing the mined rock and with
this in view he asks and we respectfully request, permission for
the admission of Mr. Inman's representatives, Messrs. Hall &
Hodgson, to visit the Mill at Ogden, with the sole purpose of
H. M. L. #3.
seeing the Crushers and Rolls in operation and we will (guarantee
that these gentlemen will confine their attention to the Crushers
and Rolls and examine the Mill no further than as relates to the
Crushers and Rolls.
Mr. Inman writes us in relation to this matter as follows, via:
"I think that if Mr. Hall were to witness the successful
"operation of your ''Crushers and Rolls and made a good
"report of their ‘working, it would result in the
"decision of our Company in favor i of your appliances."
Prom the foregoing you will see that we have no object other than
to sell Mr. Inman our appliances and that Mr. Inman himself has
no desire to examine the Mill further than as relates to the
Crushers and Rolls. It will be an important sale to us if we
can make it and if the gentlemen mentioned were satisfied wi th
the operation of our Machinos, we have no question that it would
result in our obtaining their order and wo trust that you ’will
favor us in this matter.
Yours very truly.
"\
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THOMAS A. EDISON, President.
THOMAS BUTLER,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
OFFICE OF TREASURER AND SECRETARY,
^ New York,
June I8th 1890.
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange ,N. J.
Dear Sir:-
V/hen you arranged that I should have 1055 of Mr. Cutting>s
interest in this company, I fully supposed that the call which was
given me by Mr. Cutting carried with it all the usual priveleges.
I now find, according to the enclosed letter, that Mr. Cutting does
not so construe it. I v/as never asked whether I wished to take ad¬
vantage of the increase in the capitalization at the time the capital
was increased to $150,000 as I supposed my call was good on Mr. Cut¬
ting for I/to of his interest whatever it might be up to the time the
call v/as due.
I so expressed myself to Mr. Perry, (who as you. know, ar¬
ranged the matter,) in the early part of this year and he did not
deny it.
Mr. Cutting nor anybody in his interest asked me at the
time the increase was made, whether I desired the call to include the
same proportion of the increase, and you know from what X have said to
you, that X never dreamed that there would by any such question raised
Wall Street usage may justify Mr. Cutting, but fair minded
people, taking into consideration all the circumstances, would say
THOMAS A. EDISON, President.
SAMUEL INSULL,
THOMAS BUTLER,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
T. A. E. :-2
New York,
that my call not being due until the 7th of July 1890 carried with it
all priveleges to that date.
I have not by any means made up my mind to submit to Mr.
Cutting’s terms until I find just what my rights are in the matter,
unless, indeed, it should be your desire that I should drop the mat¬
ter. Will you kindly reply to this letter promptly, and much oblige
Yours truly
THOMAS A. EDISON, President.
THOMAS BUTLER,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
Salt Lake City in reference to some iron ore beds there.
Yours truly.
General j
THOMAS A. EDISON, Presiden
THOMAS BUTLER,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
_<• K.-..P.*.(Llcljap aasod .f-.l;,* ire#
ICE OF TREASURER At
c. PLEASE ADDRESS REPLY TO New YORK, July 10, 1890,
16 & 18 BROAD STREET. ; 01 CO . . . -
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.;
Or a n.g e, N. J.
.. . Dear 3ir:- :
i.ldndl tftni 1 >ot frost tfrsn?.-.:
I- enclose you herewith of or oyouri. information .
extracts from a letter ! ^received froin^MnvGid.dftapi'datdd t’he: 3rd®,
inst.
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[ENCLOSURE]
Extract of letter, .received from Mr'.P.E.Gildda^-’da't'e^ 3rd*
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I have put in a piece of pavement at
.ds to wheel ii juv.'J
ruu'uriVjWfA
expense,
t en hr
5 l/2 by 3 l/2 ft., in Bechtelsville, Pa., made of this sand and
tJili. -After ■ ia -jt-Jk \ wHi
a portion of a barrel of Cement (Portland) that I got from Trenton,
•_ A..; . :.v. : .1 Civ not lilc-J d»
M.J. I wished to test the quality of the sand before I would leave
here, knowing that Bechtelsville is about to become a Burrough soon
• • ■■ : ••• .-i my last, -.-d it may be of i f ,• -
It is excellent, and was read#fcto ^raik?oier in 24 hours*
■: .:v rhiii »{?) in idle, ani I . '
It is 9" thick, and I promised the person whom I put it in for, to
Soyortown fciino is ala .
drive a four-horse team over it with three tons on the wagon, and
if the horses or wagon made an impression on it I would pave hiS'
whole front for nothing, 50 ft. by 5 1/2 ft. Bechtelsville has
all the confidence in the world in this sand for durability am -
strength, and so has all who see it, but the freight and locality
are against us. , .
I will make a few sand or artificial stone blocks rnd
send one or two to your office when they set properly, so you can
see the quality of this sand. They will answer for paper weights*
If you could have me a mould made I could send you the form of the
mould .
[ENCLOSURE]
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As I said in my last we have all of the machinery down on
the floor and ready to put on the wagons for shipping. The magnets
are not boxed up. The boiler is changed from skids to wheelB and
ready to move at any time. We are getting the bricks from aroiind
the stationary boilers as fast as the Watchman can do it when he
is not busy at anything else lots of time.After this week 1 wi|f
either have to watch by dog , or loaf, and I do not like to do the
latter.
I forgot to mention dn my last, and it may be of import r
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ance to the firm and fir. Edison, this furnace ^(?) is idle, and J
think could be got very reasonably. The Boyortown Mine is alfto
idle (3 miles from here by rail) And I know could be got very reas¬
onably, and this is o ne of the best magnetic ore mines in this:
state, labor is very cheap..
H. M. Livor Manager,
19 Dey St., City.
Dear Sir:— Your favor of the 7th together with Mr. Craik's
letter of June 30th, returned herewith, was forwarded to Messrs.
McIntosh & Seymour, to which they make .reply as follows:
"As to whether we ought to stand the cost of the extra piston
and piston rods, we would say that it is difficult for us to see
why we should in view of all the information in connection with
this matter. it is hard for us to believe that anything caused
the piston to. move up on the rod except water.
The low pressure piston on our engines has no more pressure,
piston for piston, than the higi pressure, and it is more secure¬
ly held to the rod, yet in this case it moved and the high pressure
did not. This seems to be evidence that it is something aside
from mere good for nothing engine building that made the low
pressure piston move. it seems to be a very good, plain un¬
scientific reason that anybody can understand. When we say
.that the low pressure piston is capable of standing 3 to 4 times
as much pressure as it gets, it strikes
that it is good evi-
k
dence that the engine is not miserably i>ut together, es¬
pecially as the higi pressure piston, as stated above, always
has as much as the low pressure when the low pressure gets its
greatest amount, and always gets full boiler pressure and contin¬
ues that pressure until the valve cuts off.
This Ogden engine is the only 10 1/2" cylinder engine of
ours out in whioh the piston got loose.
We think that we ought to say that the man who runs an
engine, that is the kind of a man he is in handling such things,
has a great deal to do with the proper running of an engine, and
in this connection we would like to say about Mr. Craik that we
know him very well, better than you do, and we know him to be a
man who talks well provided he does not talk with anybody who
really knows much about an engine, and know that he can
make a fair impression as regards his handling of this engine,
though in a machine shop or about an engine tte would say that we
know him to be very reckless and oareless.
We have seen him start engines here at the shop when he was
foreman, and Where he. ought to have been careful so as to set
an example of oare, at least if for no other reason, and we have
seen him Start up' engines when they were to be tested, and do it
in such a way that water was squeezing out of all joints on the
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engine and straining the engine badly, and when his atten¬
tion was called to it he would answer in about this way, which
shows his careless and reckless character: 'Never mind if she
has got. lots of water, let her have it, she is good for it; that's
what they are made for to run on water as well as steam; give it
to her'. This explains as well as we can his way of doing
things, occasionally at least.
Our man who went to Ogden is a man .of great reliability, and
of very good character in every way, and we have implicit trust
in what he says, and have never been deceived in him. He is
very careful and has had a great deal of experience on our com¬
pound engines. When he cane baok he said that he considered
Mr. Craik very careless and reckless, and when we oonsider that
that was the first time he ever saw Craik, and knew nothing
about him, it corroborates our experience with him.
He says Craik started up the big French engine quickly,
opening the throttle valve about as fast as he could open it,
and bring her right up to speed. If he is foolish enough to
start up a big, expensive engine in that way, he certainly wbuld not
be more eareful on our engine.
It is true that since he has fixed the piston his own way,
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he has had no more trouble, but possibly he has learned from
experience to start it up as it ought to be, and look after it
properly. This may be the reason why he has not had a loose
or broken piston again.
He says in his report that he put a jack to the engine some¬
where to make it move. Does it not strike you that any person
who would start an engine with a jack sorew, is hardly fit to Ao
around one!
We have rendered no bill, nor do we propose to, for Mr.
Cosy's expenses to Ogden, although by rights we Bhould have done
so we think. We doing this on your account and on Mr. Livor's,
to make sure that everything was right. We trust that this
explanation will be satisfactory to Mr. livor, and also desire
that what we have said relative to Mr. Craik, to be considered
in strict confidence as we have no desire to injure him, but
knowing him as we do, we want the matter understood, so that we
shall not be blamed fbr his shortcomings;
We ourselves as you know have maintained from the first,
and have no reason to change our opinion ;that the engine was
broken by water in the low pressure cylinder, as it is impossible
to disarrange the low pressure piston.'in any other way.
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McIntosh & Seymour put the low pressure piBton the rod
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using a aiap without shoulder so that in ease water gets
into the low pressure cylinder the piston will move, thus confin¬
ing the damage to the piston only. If put on with a shoulder
and water gets into the cylinder something has got to give, and
if it is not the piston, then more serious damage is done by
their breaking out a cylinder head; breaking orosshead, or con¬
necting rod, but as stated in their explanation above, this low
pressure piston is put on more firmly than the high pressure
piston. This because in many oases it is necessary to remove
the high pressure piston, and there is not the liability of damage
from water in the high pressure cylinder to the extent that there
is in the low pressure.
Please treat the mention of Mr. Crgik in strict confidence as
neither McIntosh & Seymour nor ourselves desire to do him anything
but a good turn, but we both think it due to you to know his
general character and way of doing things in view of the fact
that you have him in charge of important and expensive machinery,
and have placed him in a very responsible position.
Trusting that this explanation will be satisfactory, we are,
Yours very truly,
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SAMUEL INSULL,
THOMAS BUTLER,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
New York,
July 24th 1800.
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Orange, N. j.
■Dear Sir:-
I enclose you herewith Analysis- which' I had made. The
is the material which I sifted through a 50 mesh screen and sepa¬
rated on the belt machine at Ogden. The belt machine was not working
very well, on account of the magnets hanging over at an angle owing
to -their not being properly supported. This probably shows why the
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analysis shows^higher in iron and lower in phosphorous. The sample
#2 was our regular concentrate, which on weight analysis that I made
at Ogden, showed up about 5££t. This shows conclusively that we must
i allow^at least 2# from any weight analysis that we may make at Ogden.
!>■*» was sifted through a JQ .me.-sh screen, but even at that fineness it
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is evident that at least 2$ must be taken off of any weight analysis
made. The number one sample 03- you see is considerably below the
Bessemer limit. Of course you know that a 66s« ore with .066 phosphor¬
ous, will be considered Bessemer, so that with even .035 of Phosphor¬
ous ^irM-h^ ore, it is very^ood Bessemer. But I have no doubt but
that we have got the magnets straightened out and thoroughly
supported, the dust separators, Ml show better results.
THOMAS A. EDISON, President.
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
: OF TREASURER AND SECRETARY, OFFICE OF GENERAL MANAGER
New York,
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We ran three sections of the Mills yesterday-, and whiis: the
third section did not jet very much material, owing to the enormous
capacity of the other sections, I am forced to beleive that our last
estimate of the capacity of the Mill is less than the real capacity.
Our crushing capacity is 3imply enormous, as 1 hope to, show you on
next Tuesday v/heh you will be there. I arn in hopes that tomorrow morn¬
ing when I jet there, we shall be able to start the Mill up complete.
At any; rate I will telegraph you fully from there tomorrow as tp
whether' ther will be any doubt of pur being able to run 'eveiythinff
on Tuesday morning,
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SAMUEL INSULL,
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New Yorki
Thoms A. Edison, '
Orange, N. j.
Dear Sir:-
Please enter our order for all part!
OF GENERAL MANAGER,
July 26th 1890.
Belt Sepa¬
rating Machines except the wood work, and kindly advise us' bj return
mail the price per machine, and the probable time of delivery. It
will also be very neccessary for us to have a blue print of these
machines at the earliest possible moment, as we propose, if advisable,
to make the frames a part of the building. P/ease do not delay having
the blue prints send to us promptly.
Yours truly,
THOMAS A. EDISON, PRESIDENT.
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating -Works;-
August 4th 1890.
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going over to the Refinery is so much greater,
that v/c .will need at least double the machinery calculated upo.
i not think i t would be .
lery uiuil wo have sterted up the Refinery with the- machin-
already ordered. After starting up the Refinery it ought
not to take but a very short time to make in profits a sufficient a-
mour.t of money to pay for the increased machinery needed.
You must also be aware that at the last meeting of the
Board of Directors, a resolution was passed that we were not to spend
more than 0300,000 without further permission from the Board of Di¬
rectors. Of course we could, and would put up the buildings under
any circumstances, so that it -would accommodate any increase in the
Plant which we might conclude to make after the Refinery is completed.
I shall be pleated to hear from you in reply to. this,'
I Yours truly.
General Manager.
THOMAS A. EDISON, President.
, New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
New York, August sih isso.
Mr. Thomas A. Edison, President,
Orange , N. J,
Dear Sir
Yours of the 7th of August received. I can hardly see
how you make out that by putting in the four additional Rolls, four
additional Screens, and eight additional Magnets, that it will not
bring the amount above the $53,000 appropriated for the Refinery.
These items alone would cost nearly $10,000, and the additional cost
of the buildings necccssary to accommodate this additional machinery
will probably not be less than $2,000, which will make $12,000, not
including the cost of erecting the machinery which would lave to be
added on this amount. There certainly was not enough margin in the
$53000 to cover about $13,000 additional outlay.
I enclose herewith a letter received from the Superintend¬
ent of the Central R. R. of N. J. , which explains itself. This will
probably
force us to take another location and will bring the cost of our
buildings beyond our original estimate. The only other location that
at the moment suggests itself is through the elevated grounds on
whioh Mr* Brennan’s Office stands; This would make a great deal of
<S*oaVatioh of dirt and rook neocessary, and would probably add at
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New jersey & Penna. Concentrating Works,
General Managers Office,
19 Dey St. New York.
Gentlemen: -
The buildings that you are erecting at Ogden are located
in such position as to leave us practically no room for our tracks,
and unless you change your location I do not see how we can
possibly give you the accommodation in the way of tracks that you
need, and at h the same time have sufficient track room to do our
own work.
Is there not sane way that you can change the location
of your buildings so as to accommodate both yourselves and us.
Yon rs truly,
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THOMAS A. EDISON, President.
SAMUEL INSULL,
THOMAS BUTLER,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
OFFICE OF TREASURER AND SECRETARY,
Mr'. T. A. Edison, President,
Orange, N. J.
Dear Bir:-
NEW -York, August I4th 1800.
Mr. Brennan suggests, and I agree with him, t}rf£t
mechanical feed attachment of the Belt Separating Machine should he a
part of the machine itself, and arranged so that in case the machine
stops the feed will stop. If by doing this it should make any dif¬
ference in the distance between the posts, we ought to know it at once,
as we propose to push everything with all possible dispatch in regard
to the new Mill.
I am patiently waiting your written instructions to purchase
the four additional Rolls and Screens, as arranged for when I saw you
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Dear Sir:-
I have a letter from your Mr. Thomas v/hioh would indicate
that h© thtnkiv/e are going to put on the Peed on the Belt Machines.
0? course as you know, it is understood that you are to do this yoyr-
s6if. I wish. youwould so inform Mr. Thomas so there will tie iio mis¬
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son or seme other competent Engineer, 30 to Ogden and fully examine
the French Engine . I do not think that we can set more than enough
power from this engine than it will take to run two sections of the
mill. I think furthermore, that the engine is structurally weak, and
if allowed to run as now I am. afraid it will shake to pieces. It is
top heavy, and the vibration is sufficient to convince any one that
the engine will be scrap in less than a year. 1 think it possible
that it can be braced so as to last longer, but this will not help us
out in getting sufficient power to run the whole mill.
At any rate, I think it very important that some expert,
and I -would suggest Mr. Henderson, be called in to indicate the en¬
gine, and also to report as to the safety of running it in its present
vibratory condition.
The mill itself is running very well, I have hovre^fe?, de¬
cided to put on a larger belt from the large crushes, now knbWft 'as
“Hungry Jake from Harlem."
THOMAS A. EDISON, President.
SAMUEL INSULL,
THOMAS BUTLER,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
OFFICE OF TREASURER AND SECRETARY, OFFICE OF GENERAL MANAGER,
44 WALL STREET. 19 DEY STREET.
New York,
I. A. E. :-2
I sent' you some tine ago a sample of screen Plate with snail
perforations, and asked you to let me know if they were right.!
ought to have this information at once as it wi.lltake some time to
get them made.
When I left Ogden last night we had nearly 2000 tons of
Concentrate stored in the shed.
We find that Mr. Brennan’s idea of having circular brushes
revolving on the outside of the screens will keep the holes ^absolutely
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clear. In this case, with four and plenty of power, th^r-e is
no doubt but that the mill is good for 100 tons per hour, if the
large breaker can give us that quantity.
Please be certain to give me a prompt reply to this letter,,
and oblige
THOMAS A. EDISON, President.
THOMAS BUTLER,
OFFICE OF TREASURER AND SECRETARY,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
'•v- New York, September nth 1890.
Mr. Thomas A. Edison, President,
Orange, N. J..
Dear Sir:- j
' J I send you by Express today a package containing a
sample sheet of perforated screen plate, which I think is just about
right for our Mill #2 at Ogden. In examining this plate and testing
it, I would ask you to take into consideration that the screen will
be cylindrical, and the product that will pass through the holes must
be much smaller than the holes themselves. It 4s quite important
that I \ should have your report on this plate as 'early as possible,
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as it takes a considerable time to get them aftip they are ordered.
General Manager
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THOMAS A. EDISON, President.
THOMAS BUTLER, H. M. LIVOR,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
New York, September 12th 1890.
Mr. Thomas A. Edison, President,
Edison’s Laboratory, Or&n,:e, N.J.
Dear sir:-
Yours concerning the matter of^ryin/the ore received.
Mr. Brennan and myself will call on you Monda/morning about li 6*
clock to talk over a number of details. /
Yours truly. /
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THOMAS A. EDISON, President.
SAMUEL INSULL, W. S. PERRY, THOMAS BUTLER, H. M. LIVOR
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
OFFICE OF TREASURER ANO SECRETARY, OFFICE OF GENERAL M,
1 R pi cact New York, September 16th, 1890.
PLEASE ADDRESS REPLY TO
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Thomas A. Edison,!
Orange,
Dear Sir;-
The enclosed is a copy of a letter I have just
deceived from Gildea.
He asks several questions in it about boring, and as you have
been giving him the orders, I copy the letter and send it to you
so that you can instruct him what to do.
Yours truly.
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I left Bechtelsville.Pa., Saturday morning, on arriving here.
I found things all right, but the bore hole is very hard. We are
now a little over 200 feet deep and we areaV^&£ not quite 4
feet per day. we are drilling one bit each day.or 4 feet, and it
costs $ 8 to have a new Blink bit and have it reset. We could
bore 8 feet per day if we had two more bits, as we have to wait
so long, nearly half of our time, for bits as we cannot get from
Pa. over five bits reset each week, and if we send to New York.whioh
we did, we can't get but 4 as the express is detained. We run 3
bitsjwhen one is dull, we send it right off to be reset. i an
driving a cut and tunnel to strike rock so that 1 can start hole
no. 2, as the drill wants rock to start on. I am in now nearly 70
feet and struck iron ore, and at this writing it is 10 feet thick
of very nice ore. I cannot keep secret as nearly every person
who passes here naturally looks at the dumps, and where the mm
are working, as it is not protected. Mr. Butler will explain the
tunnel and cut to you. He saw it. If I wa8 Ieft t0 my own
judgment and action, I would abandon the present hole at 200 feet
or over and start hole no. 2, and descend the drill l/lo 0f ’an inch
to the foot.then we could drill 500 feet. At present, the drill
ascends a little but s.o little fchat it is not noticeable. The
drill is rather too light to bore a deep hole horizontal but on
any descent towards vertical it will bore a deep hole and will
bore 900 feet or over perpendicular. The action of the water
forcing the tubes outward and the friction on the tubes or rods
in the hole., accumulates nearly all the power to force the rods to
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and keeps them at the bocf-.om of the hole so that there is very lit¬
tle power left to cut or drill , although*-, if you prefer it, I can bore
the 300 feet required by this hole and over.but the expense will
be considerable more.
Please call if you have time and explain the situation to M r.
Edison. He will give you his ear fop a few minutes.
SAMUEL INSULL,
THOMAS A. EDISON, President.
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
PLEASE ADDRESS REPLY T(^EW YoRK)
16 & 18 BROAD STREET. September 26th, 1890.
Dear Sir:-
In reply to your letter of the 22nd inst.,
ashing information in referemee to the Scrub Oak Mine, we find:-
Operations began in Feb. 1889 and were suspended in
March same year. Expenditure for this time including Pay Roll and
other expenses amounted to - - - $520.7.8
January 1890, Paid Taxes - - - - - — — 96.50
Operations were again taken up in July, 1890, and
expenditure from then to August 31st last past has
been for:
Portable House - * - 371.50
Drills, &o. - - - 210.25
Pay Rolls and Incidental Expenses - 733.52
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r augment whereby he could use the Edison system of concentrating.
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an interest in the concentrating plant, or to pa y cash aid royalty
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Yours truly.
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
OPERATORS UNDER THE "EDISON" SYSTEM FOR SEPARATING AND REFINING IRON ORES.
19 DEY STREET,
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Mr. Thomas A. Edison, President ,
I hand you herewith the report of Mr. Lyne on the triple
expansion engine at Ogden. Please pay particular attention to what
he says in connection with the power required in running the mill
light, and in running the mill with one section and the big crusher.
You ,vill notice that he states that, when one section is running and
crushing t'he rock, that it, shows 51 H. p. required per section. In
reference to the matter of friction, I calculate fa^will very- material
ly reduce that, as the large ' screens over the rolls which were running
on trunions have now been changed, and both ends of shaft/ are running
in bearings. This I think will save at a very ..low estimate, 20 H. P.
for the four screens. Yfe are also at work protecting the bearings
from the dust. When we have this finished I calculate that we will
save from 35 to 50 H. P. additional. We will put it aat 35 H. p. , '-j
ve in friction on big scree:
makes 55 H. P. , deduct this 55 K. P. from
H. p. consumed in friction. Now as J. mu n
167 H. p. and we- have 112
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X feel positive that without making any changes in the triple expand
Thos. A. Edison,
Samuel Insull,
Thos. Butler,
OFFICE OF
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
*ON ORES.
OPERATORS UNDER THE "EDISON" SYSTEM FOR SEPARATING AND REFINING IRON ORES.
19 DEY STREET,
t. a. k. :-2 New York,
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oth-r words, leaving out. the erusherj’the rest of the mill I think can
he easily run with 200 to 225 H. P. If this proves to he the case it
•does not strike me as being absolutely nescessary to make any changes
at present in the triple expansion engine. Of course I presume that--
by making the changes that Mr. Lyne recommends, it will give a little
more economical results.
I wish you would please return tain report to rae when you
are through with it, with your comments and advice.
Yours truly.
General Manager ..
H. M, Livor, Esq . ,
19 Dey St., New York, City.
Dear Sir:-
I enclose herewith throe papers which carne with'your
letter of 23rd instant, relating to certain ijiining properties, and
would call your attention to the Motes which Mr. Edi mn has imdo
up®n the same
Yours very truly,
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SAMUEL INSULL,
THOMAS BUTLER,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
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OFFICE OF GENERAL MANAGER,
December 6th I 8SO.
Thomas A. Edison, Esq. , President,
Orange, N.J,
Dear Sir:-
I read in the papers that Mallory’s Mill at Humboldt has
burned down. This brings to my mind our rather unprotected condition
at Ogden in regard to flre» I have at Ogden from 1250 to 1500 feet of
hose which could be operated by the pump in the boiler house, and
this is our total protection from fire outside of 2*1 fire extinguish¬
ers. You of course know how serious a thing it would be for us if
v/e were to meet with a fire at the present moment. 1 still think, as
I suggested to you verbally the other day, that we ought to have an
independent fire pump and boiler outside the buildings, and connected
in such a way as to draw water from both pond and mine. 1 of course
remember what you said in regard to sprinklers, but I think that our
building being of such peculiar construction, is not well adapted for
sprinklers, and strongly recommend that v/e purchase immediately, a
double acting fire punp and boiler, and if you desire it, we can put
in sprinklers some time in the future. I feel confident that with
this independent pumping station and a well organized force at the
Mill, that a fire could not get the best of us. I hope that you will
approve of my suggestion, and request me to immediately put this
rofom there, but did not eat there.
I think it would be a very good idea to tell Mr. Reed not
to do so much talking when at Ogden, anyway.
Yours truly.
General Manager .
SAMUEL INSULL, W. S. PI
THOMAS A. EDISON, President,
THOMAS BUTLER,
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New York, December 22nd 1990.
Mr. Thomas A. Edison, President,
Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir:-
I understand that at an interview on Saturday with Mess.
Insull & Perry, that you ma/'some criticism as to Ihe delay in fin¬
ishing the New Miftl at Ogden. This is a criticism on me and my manage¬
ment which I do not think is at all deserved. I know that everything
that was possible has been Sone to finish up matters at Ogden. I have
worked every man that could possibly be worked to advantage, and I
consider myself a sufficiently good judge of men to know that I have
a superb organization at Ogden. I know fufcther that a great portion
of the delay has been caxxsed by our not knowing until comparatively
recently just what the belt machines were going to be, and this fact
prevented me not only from ordering lumber for the separating build¬
ing, but also kept us from deciding on certain portions of the ma¬
chinery. When the new building was started, you certainly remember
that no such belt machines as are how being built were thought of.
If the old machines with the few alterations we talked of at the time
had gone in, we probably should have been to work tjy this time. But
it was more than two months before we knew trhat machines were go¬
ing into the new mill.
In addition to this, you know that we have had an excedingly,
THOMAS A. EDISON, President,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
ICE OF TREA8URER AND SECRETARY, 0FF|0E 0F GENERAL M
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hard winter so far, and this has set us back somewhat. You may think
the new mill is a simple matter, but I desire to tell you that it is
nearly as much of a job as the other one.
I understand that you state that the belt machines will all
be shipped by January 10th, I sincerely hope that this will prove to
be the case.
The present condition of matters at Ogden about as
follows:-
New Engine House
Building (Stone) all complete^ engine and condensers all on
foundation and almost connected and piped to Boiler House. Main line
shaft all set, and wood base for dynamos now on foundations ready to
receive them.
New Roll House
Building all complete/- rolls all set, and driving shafts iiy
Screens all in *
with the exception of one. Screen driving shaft about re*§ y to be
put in. Conveying machinery there but not yet in. Hoppers, Feeders,
etc., yet to be built.
THOMAS A. EDISON, President,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
New York,
T. A. Edison,
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in tonight or tomorrow noon. Pillow blocks for the long lines are
there and can be putxip at any moment we can spare millwrights from
other work. Shafting for this house is all on its way from Schenecta¬
dy. Part of the conveying machinery is at Ogden, and all will be
there in ten days. Vie can make fairly quick work of the machinery in
this house, except the setting up of the belt machines, which may be
a trifle slow.
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prevented its being sided un. This however is only two or three days
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This folder contains documents, primarily correspondence, dealing mainly
with mining and milling operations at Ogden, New Jersey. The principal
correspondents are Edison; Harry M. Livor, general manager until June 1891;
P. F. Gildea, superintendent at the Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania plant and
employed at other properties until June 1891; and William S. Perry, treasurer
of the company. Some of the letters deal with the problem of ore in the
tailings. Other items concern personnel changes and the company’s relations
with its major ore purchasers, including the Bethlehem Iron Co. and
Pennsylvania Steel Co. Approximately 50 percent of the documents have been
filmed.
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SAMUEL INSULL,
>New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
OFFICE .OF TREASURER AND SECRETARY,
Thomas A. Ed is on, Esq . ,
Orange,!'!. J.
Dear- Sir: -
New York, March isth.isoi.
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:eivcd this morning,
the De Hart lease with three others, was received here for the
first time late on Friday afternoon last from Messrs* Eaton & Lewis.
My attention was called to the forfeiture clause in the
le Hart lease, and in turn the attention of ?,!r. Elliott was point¬
edly drawn to the matter when he called here on Monday of this
week, coupled with tie request that he immediately consult with
you on the subject.
As to when these four leases we re delivered to Messrs.
Eaton- & Lewis by Mr. Elliott, I have no means of knowing; but I am
sending the former a copy of your memorandum together with a copy
of this letter asking them to communicate with you direct on the
subject.
The enclosed li3t will I trust be a satisfactory reply
vto tic concluding paragraph of your memorandum.
Yours truly,
Treasurer.
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THOMAS A. EDISON, President.
SAMUEL INSUU..
THOMAS BUTLER,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
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I happened -to meet Mr. Cutting laat evening find Had A
-hasty conversation with hirtf in regard, to • your separated ore, which
he tells me you are npw, producing successfully and are now ready
to ship. He asked me whether we could use itj I told him that we
could $o- gfluat a price at the Pequest furnace, but I did not
believe that '.-at the present price of Bessemer pig we drould afford
to pay mbre than ‘sev&ii cent£ per unit, delivered at the furnace,
-ft was then.wsuggested that your company should take the furnace at
a rental on the ton- of pig iron produced,, or,, if preferred r that
you should. supply the ore at cost and. we would run the furnace on.
joint aoqount , dividing the profits if any. The matter is im¬
portant just now because if we make no arrangement with you, the
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furnace will’ pe blown out in about four weeks. It is so uncommon
to be able to get -.a- furnace in good working order with competent
management that it is a pi'ty that its operations should be dis¬
continued, It does not pay ,. however, to make common iron ,-,ahd" •'
(No. 2 T.A'.E. )
unless. Bessemer pig can be produced for less than $15 per ton, it
will not pay to make it. I should be glad to have a conference
on the subject with you or your agent , because it seems to me
that some arrangement ought to be made to utilize both properties
in connection with each other.
Yours truly,
SAMUEL INSULL,
THOMAS A. EDISON, President.
THOMAS BUTLER,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
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X b eg to acknowledge receipt of your favor of
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Steel Company, Steolton, Pa. , 100 tons of Concentrates, also same
amount to the Bethlehem Iron Works, Bethlehem, Pa.
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SAMUEL INSULL,
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memorandum in relation to the Kinr option, also correspondence
between Mr. Eaton and yourself, in connoction with the same and
a document drawn by Mr. Elliott. 1 have handed the papers to
Mr. Eaton, and as soon ns he 'reports thereon, will forward checKfl
for $200.00 to Mr. Elliott.
'T have is day sent check for $110.00 to Mr. Eliott, the,--
amount of advanced royalty to be paid Oaskoy.
We received yesterday from Mr. Hart sell, an order for 250 tot
of Concentrates, ~to be shiptped to the Crane Iron Co., Catasauqun.
and to-day an order for one car for the Oataaauqua Mfg. Co;, from
Mr. Howe an order of one car to the New Jersey Steel and Iv-on Co. ,
Trenton. This looks as if ore wqs beptinniny to move.
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SOUTH BETHLEHEM, PA. May 14,91.
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, IT, J.
Dear Sir:-
V/e herewith confirm verbal order of our Mr. Fritz,
given to you last week, for £00 tonB of ore per day until otherwise
ordero^by us at prio^and terms agreed upon bdtween Mr. Fritz and
yourself. if there are any details in connection with this agree-,
ment which should be noted, please favor us with them in your ack¬
nowledgement of this communication.
Yours truly,
THIS BETHL15H10M IRON COMPANY,
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NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA CONCENTRATING WORKS,
New York, May 16, 1891.
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Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
Orange, Mew Jersey.
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Dear Sir:- /
Messrs. Fritz, Yfilbufr and the Bethlehem party
will be at Ogden Tuesday morning. /
I presume, of course, that you will be there.
Mr. Perry is going out Monday evening to Dover to spend the
night at Jolley's Hotel. /
My impression is, that the pdrty will reach Ogden somewhere
about 10.30. /
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Mr. Perry is goipg to invite Mr. Cutting to come
the next morning, but you ought” to come the previous evening so £
to be there when they, arrive ./
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Mo Enc.
General Supt.
Edison General Electric Co.
OFFICE OF SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT.
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To whom sent,
Edison’s Labratory .
Mr VI, S. Porry , Broker .Troas* N. J, P.C.Wks
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OFFICE OF THE
ANDOVER IRON COMPANY,
,1240 South Tliird Street.
Philadelphia. Kay 18ttt.„. 1891. '
V?. ' S. ' Perry., Treas. '
Dear Slr:-
I nave examined tne accounts of tne Ogden Iron Compa¬
ny as requested m your letter of tne 15th. • Inst, and report as follows.
I nave examined tne Cash Book from Jan. 1, 1887 to date and rind
that very little business has ’been transacted, tne receipts during that
time :belng principally *or wood sold .and some mine rents; and the .payments
.principally taxes, wages of watchman and salaries. Tne .payments agree
with the 'cancelled endorsed 'Checks, tne receipts with the deposits m the
.bank .book and tne ; balance on hand agrees with tne :bank:book, :belng sl;x
.hundred dollars and one cent.
I nave examined tne postings to the Ledger ' during the above men¬
tioned time and find them correct.' I :find the Ledger in .balance and
enclose herewith a trial balance snowing how the accounts stand at this
date.
I rind the Stock Ledger In .balance and enclose a list of Stock¬
holders as they stand on tne Ledger at this date.'
The only outstanding liabilities which appear on the ;'oooks are two
$1616.13 due George Richards and $1527.06 due Henry u. ' vfilson.' These li¬
abilities I understand are to :be .paid out of the money received for the
stock and the treasurer has made the following suggestion, which I think
is a good one. If your company will advance him $2545.21 of the .pur¬
chase money for the stock, which you would ;be safe in doing, as more than
half the stock has been surrendered to the treasurer already., this money
together with what he has In ;bank would .pay off the two liabilities, and
enable him to close all the accounts on his -books except Assets and Capi¬
tal Stock.'
OFFICE OF THE
ANDOVER IRON COMPANY,
,240 South Third Street.
PHILADELPHIA, .
W. S. • Perry., 'Treas. No. 2.
Tne Assets represented-^ tne :balance $258,000.- .consist 01 Real Es¬
tate, Mining Kacninery & Houses wni.cn I understand are in your .possession
and a description or wni.cn is tnererore unnecessary.-
[ATTACHMENT]
BALANCE, KAY 18tn.„ \m.
Assets
258,000.-
Capital
258,000.-
Casti
500. 01
Profit & Loss
1,855.56
Expense
269.18
G. Kiciiards
1,313.13
H. H. Wilson
1,527.03
Interest
218.49
230,945. 5?
230,945. 22
OFFICE OF THE
ANDOVER IRON- COMPANY,
240 South Third Street.
PHILADELPHIA . Kay 2131 .V. 1891. '
W. ' S. ' Parry., Esq.;, Treas.;,
New Jersey & Psnna. Cone. ' Works,
New York City.
Dear Slrs-
fteCElVED
ANSWERED
Your flavor of May 20tb. Is at band and .contents noted.
Tbe Ogden Iron Company have no detailed Inventory or .property.,'
toe account “Assets” upon tnelr Ledger 'being -made up as .par the enclosed
statement. This represents, as I understand it, the total amount disbursed
In the purchase and development or the .property as shown :by .-bills and ;pay
rolls, which amount was arterwards divided -by tne treasurer., as shown ;by
the statement.' The item or “Pront & Loss $538.81 ” was added to equal¬
ize the assets with the Capital Stock.'
Yours Truly.,
[ATTACHMENT]
ASSETS, MAY 27th.r.
1867.' , on, \$h\
Real Estate
200; 450. - ' ,
Houses
7,594.28
Mining Machinery
16,'225.'25
Mining Tools •
:2,485. 47
Sinking Shaft
.9,224.99
Taxes
4,416.66
Expenses
5,012.51
Ore Account
•IQ, 943.26
Interest
1,105.97
Prom & Loss
558.81
258,000.-
THOMAS A. EDISON, President.
THOMAS BUTLER,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works
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T. A. Edison, Esq.,
Orange, Hew Jersey.
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me by Mr. Alex. Elliott, Sr, It was taken from property in Warren
County Hew Jersey. i
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GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON BUILDING, BROAD STREET.
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New York,
May 27, 1891.
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
Orange, Hew Jersey.
Dear Sir: -
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Your favors of the 26tli are at hand.
X have acknowledged Mr. Moffat’s letter to him and will also
attend to what you say about Mr. Elliott.
I am very glad to hear that the Lackawanna Iron & Steel Co.,
like our ore. I trust they will give us an order on that.
Y/ould it not he a good plan the next time you are in Mew York,
if you were to take Mr. Moffat's letter to Mr. Clark or would you
rather have me do it?
Yours truly,
Treasurer.
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THOMAS A. EDISON, PRESIDENT.
THOMAS A. EDISON, President.
THOMAS BUTLER,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON BUILDING, BROAD STREET.
New York, Jun0 lt 1891. .
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
Orange, Hew Jersey/
Dear Sir: -
Herewith we beg to enclose you expense account,
P. P. Gildea, at the Warwick mine, for the month of May.
I also enclose extract from a letter received from Gildea
which I thought might be of interest to you.
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TREASURER
[ENCLOSURE]
Extract from a Letter from P. P. Gildea,
Received, June 1, 1891.
" I have been around a good deal and things look encoura¬
ging around the Green, Wyawonda, Rutherford, Cary, Utter, Wallace
and Sigler mines. These mines take in a circuit of about 8 miles.
I had to get my wagon fixed as you will see by the bill.
The roads are very rough, nearly all rocks. The iron district
between the Green mine and Stockholm, nearly twelve miles, is
very rich, but no Railroad to transport it. There is a line of
stakes through the woods, driven, I understand, by the L. E. & W.
R. R., from Dutch Hollow, IT. Y. to Lake Hopatcong, N. J., right
close to the iron veins."
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Dear Sir:-
Please note Mr. Edison's renarks on the enclosed
letter from Hr. Conley, in regard to sending 100 tons of ore to
the Musconetcong Iron Works, Stanhope, N. J.
Private Secretary,
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W». S., Parry, Esq., Treasurer,
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Dear Sir:-
X return herewith original letter of the Bethlehem
Iron Company under date 29th of May , 1391, and copy of the same
'rith addition made by Mr. Edison, both of which accompanied y0«r
letter of 2nd instant. Thq change trade 1# yon and which is re¬
ferred to in your letter, meets with Mr. Edison's appreval, lie
saj's the letter is all ri^it.
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Philadelphia,
AGENT
Delaware Rolling Mills— Muck Bars.
Lewisburg Steam Forge— Forgings.
Princess Furnace— Foundry and Forge Pig Iron.
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The Bethlehem Iron Co
South Bethlehem. Pa. June 4, 1891.
Now Jersey & Penna. Concent rating Works,
Edison Building, Broad St., Now York,N.Y.
Gentlemen:- ^ •
Until further advised, kindly send on account of our ordeij for
concentrated ore, 200 tons per week to our furnace at Bingen and ,200
tons per week to our furnace at Lucy, and oblige j
Yours truly, . .
THE BETHLEHEM IRON., COMPANY,
Ass*t to Vice-President.
N«J. & Pa. Oono. Works,
W,S. Perry Treas,
Edison Building, Broad St. Oily.
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Gentlenen:- We enclose herewith statements of our account against
you#
There will be due us on the 15th of this month)))).
Bills* • .$2180.53, Interest. $54.50.
Second Payment. February Bills. . . 629.90 • la Bn
First 'Payment March Bills . 1233,98. • IsIts!
$4044.41 $85.85.
We have aocomnodated you on the last three paynents by taking
your four month note. The firat note we had d iscounts at our
Bank and as we explained to you onoe before we had considerable
difficulty in getting them discounted. The other two we have in
our possession as we did not think it advisable to go to the
Bank to ask them for a discount as your first note has. not yet
become due#
As this is the case it will be impossible for us to take a
note from you this month and we write you in advance to see if you
cannot afrange it in sane way to let us have a oheok on the 15th.
We should like very much to accommodate you this month by
taking your note if we thought you would ask ub to do so but we
do not know that you would, and we simply write as above thinking
that possibly you might do so.
We have some very heavy contracts on hand at present, and
it has taken all our snail available cash to carry them along.
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answered
I am in receipt of yours of the 5th instant returning a copy
of my letter to you of the 29th ultimo, in which Mr. Edison has inserted
two additions.
The second addition that you are not to be called upon' to fill -the i:
order1 if it is impossible for you to do so, is, of course, satisfactory to
us, but before accepting the first addition, we would be glad to have Mr.
Edison explain more fully what is meant by, if the ore "cannot be saved".
Awaiting your further advices regarding this.
Yours truly,
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THOMAS A. EDISON, President.
SAMUEL INSULL,
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South Bethlehem, Pa. June 9,1891.
Mr. Fritz directs us to send you enclosed report of analyses
of concentrated ore received during April and May, 1891.
You will note that the per cent of Iron has been decreasing,
while that of Phosphorus has been increasing.
Yours truly,
nun? Tjnr'PUT.w.insM trow nnMPAMY
Connellsvll’le Coke. Arthlll' W. HOWS,
IR0N COMMISSION MERCHANT, 4'Un°
No. 607 Drexel Building.
Answered
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ANSWERED
Paterson, w. j., June 12, .
& Pa. ConceotraUr.e works,
Mew York City.
My near Sirs -
You one time requested me to l«*p you advised in advance of any
contracts made, whereby aiouies were to ns paid down. permit me there¬
fore to say that T have taken an option for the purchase by our Cotn-
pr.ny of nix- tenths of the aapttal stock of the Sussex Comity Iron Com-
noTiv for $0, 000, *t any time before the 1st of July next.
I am now raking the search ow this property and making preparations
for the cons ui-imat ion of this option between now and July 1st, under
instructions from Mr. Edison. I she.! 1 keep you further advised as I
proceed in the matter.
Very, truly yours,
THOMAS A. EDISON, Presiden
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AGENT FOR
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Princess Furnace— Foundry and Forge Pig Iron.
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ANSWERED
Treas.,N.J.& Penna. Concentrating Works, jy^j 27 jggj
Edison Building, Broad St., New York.N.Y.
Dear Sir:-
We are in receipt of yours of the 11th instant stating that
Mr .Edison suggests the addition of the words, "in the dus.t machine" after
the words, "and cannot be saved".
As the whole matter of the use of these concentrated ores is a new
one to us, and as it will take some little time and experiment to deter¬
mine what percentage is lost.Mr.Eritz and Mr. Sayre both suggest that
the whole matter be left open for future adjustment, when by trial we
have determined what would be a fair proportion to deduct from the weight
of the ore on account of said loss.
Trusting that this will meet your views, and assuring you that the
subject will have our prompt attention, we are,
Yours truly,
THE BETHEgEHM IRON „COMP ANY,
~ President^X -
Dear Sir:
Answering your favor of the 16th. instant we would say
that we note your specifications regarding phosphorus, manganese
&c., and we should be pleased to receive what information you have
regarding the effeot of the different elements on which you have
given us limits. You state that the phosphorus may be up to ‘.10. "*-£
Now, we could lower the phosphorus down to about .06 or ‘.06, and we'"
would like to know how much effect suoh lowering would have and how
much one of the other elements, say manganese or silicon, could be
raised and still keep the total electrioal condition the same.
We will try to keep within your limits, but can make the phosphor^
somewhat lower without great expense if: your experiments show that"
the phosphorus has much effeot.
Yours truly.
THOMAS A. EDISON, President.
THOMAS BUTLER,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
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[ENCLOSURE]
ICenvil, Hew Jersey.
June 20th, 1891,
v/. S. I’erry, Treasurer,
Dear Sir:-
v- !«*■ return from Penna., I went direct to
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*°A stata 11”' *M * »*!•• a.w. or ton. , flnd
. it a large body of ore, prettv „„„
P . rith» and easy quarried for a while
when it will have to be mined., I think m i 4
think and is sure , aooording
«o »>• « JMOTnt, Mlson ,m ^ w t0 ^
°f m"ni^ *“ »«- I.*,, ,o be
successful in Concentrating r fs„,i «
in, G> 1 “nd the quarry business is cost-
m°r0 PSr ton ^iPPed, than mining. As you
. b. as you will see, Ogden
is costing 30 / and over for raw m ®
„„ „„ly . . „ mat"la1’ ■“ “ 4 tons
“ neaify 5 tons at 20^ t-n
. make one ton shipped, allowing
to go with tailings . Nov, tw„
Produce or. 40, so, Z ^ ^
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•«™ help, t<*m ore , . **'* P°”P « -
fur, I have found very few qU ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 3113 80
y leu Quarries that win
V/e lat Produce 30/ or over.
We must return to
n ‘o tlie seams
quarries.
’ V61nS mi°h are Worked as mines 1
[ENCLOSURE]
COPY.
Prom the Centennial Mine, I orossed the Bare Ford mountains
aid Greenwood Lake mountains, and on to Ringwood Minos which
belongs to Hewitt, or Cooper & Hewitt. I followed the line of the
G. W. Lac R. R. i looked over the Board Mine which joins Hewitts
on the South at Muoroks. It looks pretty good bur confined by
the Ringwood property.
I cane to Midvale on the line of the
Rail Road and visited the Blue Mine, found it good and extended in
a H.H. direction for about 3 miles. There is about 25,000 tons
of cobing and wastage on the .Bank of the Blue Mine, which I am
sure will average 20 or 30//. I sent a description of this Mine
to Mr. Edison and advised him to lease it soon, as I had an idea
there were others after it.
On Monday and balance of week, I
will look around Pomp ton and vicinity, and next week, if no
further orders, I will go between Chester and High Bridge.
(Signed) P. P. Gildea.
RECEIVED-
JUN 25 1891
ANSWERED
PHONOGRAPH DICTATION,
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W» S. Perry, Esq., Sreasurer,
N. J. & Penn’a. Concentrating Works,
New York City*
-June— 24,— 1831 •
RECEIVED
JUN 25 1891
ANSWERED
JUN 25 1891
Near Sir!-
1 enclose herewith for your information copy of a
letter addressed to-day by Mr. Edison to Mr. H. M. livor, and
which our Mr. Dickson takes with him to-night to Ogden.
Yours very
Private Secretary.
[ENCLOSURE]
RECEIVED
JUN 25 1891
ANSWERED
Orange, N. J. June 24th, 1891.
H. M. Iiivor, Esq., Gen'l. Manager,
New Jersoy ft Pem'a. Concentrating Works,
Ogdensbiirgh, N. J.
Dear Sir:-
I observe in the reports of the run of the mill which
are sent to me dailj; that the percentage of iron in tailings of
Mill No. 1 i3 abnormally high. On the 19th instant the loss was
9.38#. Mr. Dickson goes to Ogden to-night, at my re quest, to
iind out the cause of this trouble, which must be corrected im¬
mediately.
Yours very truly,
(Signed) Edison.
P. S. There is scarcely ever more than 10# in tails, and even
with scarcely aw magnetism.you ought get more than 1 3/4 unit out.
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PHONOGRAPH DICTATION.
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JUN 25 1891
ANSWERED
JUN 25 1891
- June -24,-1891.
W. S. Perry, Esq., Treasurer,
N. J. & Penn’ a. Concentrating Works,
Nev; York City.
Dear Sir:-
I enclose horewith copy of a letter under date June
23rd, 1891, addressed by Mr. Edison to P. F. Gildea, terminating
the latter’s engagement on the first day of July next.
Private Secretaiy.
[ENCLOSURE]
RECEIVED
JUN 25 1891
ANSWERED
Orange, N. J. June 23rd, 1891.
Mr. P. P. Gildea,
K o n v i 1 , N. J.
Dear Sir!-
I find that after the first of July next X will not
require your services, and you will therefore please arrange to
return at once, addressed to me at Ogden, whatever property you
have belonging to the Hew Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating
Works.
Yours very truly,
(Signed) Thomas A. Edison,
President
H. J. & Penn’a. Concentrating Works.
W. S. Perry, Esq., Treasurer,
Nev; Jersey & Penn' a. Concentrating Works,
New York Cfty.
Dear Sir!-
Ro Silver Springs Tract. Mr. Edison has received from
Major Eaton a copy of his letter tinder date 24th instant addressed
to yourself, requesting a check for $300 to the order of U. B.
Wat3on, Treasurer, the amount of the purchase price of the mineral
rights in the additional 3trip of 30 acres adjoining the land
bought a month ago. Mr. Edison says that Major Eaton should bo
furnished with the check asked for. X assume, however, that the
matter has already received your attention. I enclose herewith
the letter which Mr. Edison received frcm Major Eaton and which
accompanied the copy above referred to. Please return -die same
after peiusal.
Yours, trulj'.
[ENCLOSURE]
C o' P Y !
Hew York, June 24th, 1391.
Dear Mr, Edison:
, riease read the annexed letter and return
it to me. The reason for the sudden haste is, that Goodridge is
going out to Perth Amboy to-day, and I want Mr. Simpson of my
office to go along with him in order to inspect a brief which the
Moeller people have recently filed with the East Jersey Board in
in favor of the west Jersey Board title to this tract. By goinr
with Goodridge, under the excuse of paying this money to-day,
Simpson can probably get a look at the said brief.
Mint th» Tnvln?r me this mornine that he has just been told
C rated info n nft retPr°POrty illoltuUnG our tract, was incor-
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Very truly yours,
(Signed) S. B. Eaton p A.G.M.
P. S. -Please
printed signature to avoid delay.
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THOMAS A. EDISON^ President.
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New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
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New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON BUILDING, BROAD STREET.
New York, June 25, isoi.
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Edison' a Laboratory,
Orange, Ilev. Jersey,
Dear Sir:-
Your favor of the 25th inat., is at hand,
V/o handed check to Major Eaton for $300.00 on the 24th inst .
V,re note his letter which you enclose and which we now return
herewith, thanking you for sending same,
Yours truly,
Treasurer.
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to some three (300) hundred workmen, who with their families con¬
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trains per day*
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ant, and is dependent upon the Post Office at Ogdenburg, N.J., $
Which is distant three miles from our Hill* . the delays to whieh
we are compelled to submit in consequence of this inconvenient-,
arrangement are seriously detrimental to our business interests^
and 1 therefore respectfully suggest to you the desirability of
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establishing a Post Office at-thisvplaeo. Our position hare is
pennement. and its scone will increase from year to year, and I
THOMAS A. EDISON, President.
SAMUEL INSULL,
THOMAS BUTLER,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON BUILDING, BROAD STREET.
Ogden, New Jersey,
sincerely truBt that you- Will find it Within ydar province to
grant this request.
Should ray proposition meet with you* favorable consideration,
I will be glad to name a reliable man for the position of Post*
master^/if by doing so, I can assist you, and meanwhile I beg to
remain.
Yours very truly.
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THOMAS A. EDISON President.
THOMAS BUTLER,
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RECEIVE^
NO V 5 1891
COMMISSION MERCHANT, answered
Arthur W. Howe,
Philadelphia, . November -4. 1891.
No. 607 Drexel Building
AGENT FOR
Delaware Rolling Mills— Muck Bars.
Lewisburg Steam Forge— Forgings.
Princess Furnace— Foundry and Forge Pig Iron,
Muirkirk Furnace— Charcoal Pig Iron.
w. S. Perry, Esq.,
Treas.N.J.3: Pa. Concentrating’ Works,
New York.
Dear Sir:-
I hav.e just had a long .conversation with the North Branch Steel 'Bo
in r.egard to the use of your ore. .1 am glad to say that they have .promised
to give me an order at your price, viz: $4.7.§ per gross ton, with a proviso
that freight rate to Danville should not exceed $1.60 per giioss ton for
D. L. & W. R. R. delivery at Danville as quoted by the Central R. R. Co. of
N. J.., concerning which you wrote me in your letter of June 8, 1891.
The North Branch Steel 'Co. made two provisos in giving their order.
The first is that.in^as^you decide to lower the .price to any of your other
customers, they will^^-on 'exactly the same 'basis, and their second .proviso
is that they wild take 25$ of their requirements from you with the privilege
that if they find the ore works satisfactory, they<&~'inerease to 50£ of
their requirements, or as .much more as they could find that they could use
to their advantage.
Both of these provisos seem entirely reasonable, and the second need
not worry you at all, as the quantity they would consume would not in any
way affect your deliveries to the Bethlehem Iron Co. They did not in¬
form me how much ore they would .purchase, but I presume they would take about
5000-10000 tons.
They told me that if I would call on them to-morrow, they would give me
the order. Unfortunately, .1 am .called to Providence, R. ,1.., and .cannot post-
.pone the trip. .1, therefore, wish you would telegraph .me at Narragansett
Rouse, Providence, R~ I_ upon receipt of this letter whether the provisos
which the North Branch people make are satisiaooory xo you. I will then
wire them here and close the business . !
They v/>&s?a not call for any deliveries prior to January 1, 1892, so your j
mill vkmi-H be in thorough working order by that time, and they would .make very j
desirable .customers for you I feel sure. i
I named them a .price of $6.55 per gross ton D. L. & W. .R.1 R. tracks., j
Danville, Pa..' This is based on your price of $4.75 "per gross ton f.o.'b. [
.cars Ogden, N.J. with freight rate to Danville of $1.60 .per gross ton.
Iron, Steel, Ores.
Connellsyille Coke.
^ Arthur W. Howe,
IRON COMMISSION MERCHANT, anQWered
No. 607 Drexel Building.
AGENT FOR
Delaware Rolling Mills— Muck Bars.
Lewisburg Steam Forge— Forgings. Philadelphia, ,
Princess Furnace— Foundry and Forge Pig Iron.
Muirkirk Furnace— Charcoal Pig Iron.
PERRY— 3.
As already stated to you their terms oi ^payment are four months’ note
from date of invoice with three months interest added, at ft*.
Awaiting your telegraphic advice, I am,
Very truly yours,
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OFFICE OF SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT.
CONFIRMATION OF MESSAGE.
yOTE— This confirmation should be checked with the original message Immediately on receipt. It will
_ _ b0 «»»««»«>* to be correct unless adulsed to the contrary by telephone.
REUtiv.—
13 189'
L. Arthur W. Howe, Nov 13
IRON COMMISSION MERCHANT,
No. 607 Drexel Building.
AGENT FOR
Delaware Rolling Mills— Muck Bars.
Lewisburg Steam Forge — Forgings.
Princess Furnace— Foundry and Forge Pig Iron.
Muirkirk Furnace— Charcoal Pig Iron.
ltd, ..
. November 12. . 1891.;
COPY.
North Branch Steel Co.,
‘MO Walnut St., Philadelphia.
Gentlemen :-
. . , ^eferrinS to my letter of yesterday, would say that I am in
receipt, to-day of a .communication from the New Jersey & Pennsylvania Con-
hey aie in position to accept your order for Edison Oeden Ore
New wJrrJ0"6’ !ake PleaSUre in enterin* your order on behalf of the
ioL l* Pen^.vlvama Concentrating Works, for., - say 2000 to 2500
Edison Ogden Ore, to be delivered at the rate of SO to 40 tons daUy
ceaflW PnrrilSge t0 Y0U 0I" increasin£ the daily amount up to and not ex-
“d the totai — y — - — p t0 and :xx-
Shipments to commence during January 189?,
rate to^nf T *T* ^ Uo:b' cars °^‘ New ^rsey, with freight
rate to Danville, Fa. for D. L. & W. R. R. delivery there of *1.80 per gross
+ hrp Ter“ “I paymeDt four months’ note from average dates of invoices with
:^rrt;rre8t added at t,e rate °f • -
centra tin storks V** “"I! °0ntraet’ NeW Jersey * Pennsylvania Con-
“ ^1V! y0U the Privilege of purchasing under the same .con-
d tions in all respects a further quantity of 5000 tons, you to advise us
oi your intention to accept the option before sixty days from the d^te of
fust shipment shall have expired.
The New Jersey & Pennsylvania Concentrating Works guarantee their ore
to contam ^ MetaHic Iron, with Phosphorous not exceeding .0405?. I
he Stine Te°Dnrti0nj h0WeVer'’ tbat a l0D* Series of analyses made
pL“‘s o‘« " •*" ltet,Ui° >« *» — <* 5/4* with Phos-
ers destruetionSIrd that.1D case oi strikes among the workmen of the mak-
, destruction of or serious damage to their works by fire or the elements
han?dCaUSe r/61^ bey°nd their cooto>l, ^e makers or sel er Le n 0
be held accountable to the buyers.
Concentralinl ,V?ilorllr ¥leam,rder or: bebalf of the New Jersey & Pennsylvania
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cZetr^e. Arthur W. Howe,
IRON COMMISSION MERCHANT^^^y
No. 607 Drexel Building*.
AGENT FOR
Delaware Rolling Mills — Muck Bars.
Lewisburg Steam Forge — Forgings. EJvilciClel'phlCl, .
Princess Furnace — Foundry and Forge Pig Iron.
Muirkirk Furnace— Charcoal Pig Iron.
W. S. Perry, Esq.,
Treas,N.J.& Pa .Concent a ting Worgs,
New York.
Dear Sir:-
I have your -valued favor of the 13/th inst., and am glad to
note that my letter of acceptance to the North Branch Steel Co. fully met
your views.
T am in receipt to-day of a letter from the North Branch Steel Go. in¬
acknowledgement of my letter, and they say my statements -are entirely cor--
. rect, except that I omitted to state that in case they have strikes at their
works or by reason of occurrences there which they cannot now foresee
they would be unable to take the ore, that we should not hold them responsible
for any untaken portion of the contract.
This of course, is exactly the condition under which you sell the ore
and should app}y to them as weld as to you. They also state that I
have omitted to give them a full analyses of the ore/which they require.
J am not certain fhether you have had a complete analyst's made. If
.so, I would: thank you to send it to me as soon as possible, and -if you have
never had an analyses made, I would suggest that you have it done, as we
may need it from time to time..
TflU i i/ctwC
They also remind me that you^would obtain for them data hs to the use
of the ore from the Bethlehem Iron Co;, with what ores they could use it and
in what proportion in the mix, etc.
I trust that you can give some information on this subject, which would
be of-service to them.
I have received the two bags containing samples of your sand. .1 will
take them at once to- Mr. Samuel and see if he can- make use of the material.
■I wish you would let me know just as soon as possible at what price you '
could deliver this sand in New York,and also at Philadelphia. j
Very truly yours, . |
P.S.If you have any forms of contracts covering sales of ore, I wish you
Iron, Steel, Ores.
Connellsville Coke.
Arthur W. Howe,
HOV 16 1W
IRON COMMISSION MERCHANT,
No. 607 Drexel Building.
AGENT FOR
Delaware Rolling Mills — Muck Bars.
Lewisburg Steam Forge — Forgings. Jr filicide Ip /till, .
Princess Furnace — Foundry and Forge Pig Iron.
Muirkirk Furnace — Charcoal Pig Iron.
would draw up contracts in duplicate, covering sale to the North Branch
Steel Go;, you to sign- one, and the North Branch Steel Go. the other. .If
yoo are not in the habit of doing this^ should you so desire, .1 will draw
up contracts myself covering the sale.
f'vW
BBGEifflCb
NOV 25 189]
ANSWERED
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Nov. 24. ■ 1891 «
W. s. Perry, Esq.,
N. J. & Penn' a. Concentrate Works,
Edison Building, Broad St., New York.
Dear Sir:-
At Mr. Edison's re.-quost I fbrward to you the enclosed
correspondence exchanged between Mr. 0. J. Conley and Messrs.
Cooper, Hewitt & Co., with relation to a limestone property be-
loreirB to the latter situated at Sterling Hill, Mr. Edison
desires you to place the same on file with the Conpany's records.
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COOPER, HEWITT & CO.,
17 Burling Slir, New York.
Our manager at Durham, Mr. Fackenthal , informs us that
you wish to taka a lease on our property at Sterling Hill for the
purpose of quarrying limestone with a view of turning it into
lime for market. If you will kindly let us know the minimum
quantity on which you will agree to pay a royalty annually whether
it is mined or not, we will name a price if we think there is suf¬
ficient object in the transaction.
Yours truly.
[ENCLOSURE]
THOMAS A. .EDISON, Presidei
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less as granite. I am willing to pay 20 cents royalty per ton of
concentrate and agree to put everything that will g0 20* through the
n.111. Please explain to Marsh that the reason we put it on vein and
wall matter is that we do not see our way clear to work several
adjacent properties running the ore through one mill and keep the
accounts correct in any other manner. We must have the whole range to
warrant the building of a R. R. and^the erection of a n,ii1> henc<j
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rid of unavailable property and turn it into cash, he must not make it
impossible by insisting on a method which would throttle any attempt.
If Mr. Mdont understand about- vein and wall matter and fears
there will be trouble, then suggest we blow all down, average the whole
and pay 5 cents for every 30*5& units! We assay the general run of the
mine every day and keep a'cooiintk' of ' the number of skips. Their agent
can come any time or any day and verify it .■ The amount of ore removed
may also be checked by the hole left .We 'are responsible people will
have large investments and would 'no more ; 'keep ’.false accounts than would
the Thomas Iron Company. ' ' ' s r . 4 ■
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RECEIVED
DEC 2 1891
ANSWERED
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Boar Sir:-
At Mr. Edison's request I forward to you the enclosed
letter from Mr. K. D. Caster line, referrirg among other things to
Mr. s. Rohrbaoh, who is willing to buy all the sand left in thd
dump at the Bochtelsville mine.
Yours truly.
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Private Secretary.
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THOMAS A. EDISON, Presxdent.
~iid.bt W. a PERRY, THOMAS BUTLER,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
OGDEN WORKS ADDRESS:
OGDENSBURGH, NEW JERSEY.
Ogden, n. j. doc, 7, iaoi.
9‘$-<ry
Ploa,se send us by return mail drawings in
room #l, for a hoavy 'brickstay and for furnace front used at
Phouooraph Works.
The brickstay is the one used in the fire-room of the was
buildina .
The furnace front and doors is the one used ou.tho Japan fiir-
n&d0 'Sjf tsa Plionourgph Works.
Also have the patterns looked up and ready for shipment to.
Dover should we so request)
Yours truly,
Row Jersey & Pennsylvania Cericormting Work*, |
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON BUILDING, BROAD STREET.
NEW YORK.
Edison Laboratory,
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Correspondence (1892)
This folder contains documents, primarily correspondence, relating to
milling operations at Ogden, New Jersey, Most of the letters are to or from
Edison; Owen J. Conley, superintendent; William S. Perry, treasurer; and
Charles Batchelor. Included are letters pertaining to drying and bricking
technologies and to the market value of molybdenite. Also included is a letter
from Perry to Robert L. Cutting, Jr., describing progress at the mill.
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GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON BUILDING, BROAD STREET.
NEW YORK.
New York, Fab. 13, 1892.
Thomas A. Edison Esq.,
Orange, New Jersey.
Dear Sir:-
Mr. Conley seemed to think the 1500 tons of ore
that we have in our stockhouse, being so high in phosphorus (.052)
••/"would be greatly in our way now that we are making good ore, and
that we should get rid of it right off at any price.
I went yesterday to Philadelphia and sold it to the North
Branch Steel Co. at $4.25 per ton, F.O.B. cars at Ogden, delivery
commencing next Tuesday at the rate of 40 tons per day.
We had already offered it to the Bethlehem people but they said
was so higi in phosphorus that they could not use it and we had
better sell it if we could get any one who wanted it.
I have one share of the stock of this Company belonging to
Jones Uilliken which he has declined to take. Kindly let me know
i? ,yoft wish to take and have it transferred to you- ^ — '• —
I have Juathad Mr. Batchelor on the phone and he tells me
they were 4uBt about to try the new dryer with 3ome wet ore and
will let you know the result this afternoon.
T.A.E.
2/13/92.
In case they do not let you know, I will send you word
from here.
Yours very truly,
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will improve our ore groatly. I dont know yet what is the best
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GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON BUILDING, BROAD STREET.
NEW YORK.
Ogden, n. j.
OGDEN WORKS ADDRESS:
OGDENSBURGH, NEW JERSEY.
Peb. 33/02.
Thomas A. Edison Esq.,
President, !
Orange, N. J,
Dear Sir:-
This will introduce Mr. John P, Power, representing the
Ohrome Steel Works of Brooklyn, N. Y«
After you have: talked the matter over with1 him, if you are
so inclined we may order a sample set of shells of him, will
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Mr, 0. J. Conley.
Dear Sir:-
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I have before me Mr. Tate's letter to you of March 17th
confirming a message telephoned to you by direction of Mr. Edison in
which". Mr. Edison', asks you to obtain my opinion in reference to the
amount of lime necessary to flux Bricked Ogden Ore".
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furnace without mixing it with other ores. That no oxeess of lime is
necessary " as a blanket". That only enough lime need be present to
flux the small amount of gangue in the 70/ ore* to flux the ash of the
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duce the percentage of iron in the brick itself.
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with the working of the furnace and the lime necessary to flux the ash
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THOMA8 A. EDISON, preii
SAMUEL INSULL,
THOMAS BUTLER,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON BUILDING, BROAD STREET.
NEW YORK.
New York,
April .9, 1892,
Thomas A. Edison Esq,,
Orange, New Jersey,
Dear Sir:-
«j,CEIVEd
r^,APBisw»r;:
Enclosed please find Letters Patent No. 472,288
granted to you for Improvement in Dust Proof Bearing for Shaft,
which we received this day from Messrs. Dyer & Seely.
Yours truly,
P. S, The above patent is being taken to Orange to-day by Mr.
W» S, Perry to be delivered to you personally.
Telephone Message from Conley, at Ogden, N, J., April 25, JS92<
We used one coat of that paint on belty It made a very
smooth surfaoe and worked well; it lasted three days, 'Yesterday
we put on two coats, and expect it to last a week. It is working
very well, if it will only last long <
The carpenters have not got here t, received a message
that tlay would be on hand Wednesday' m sing.
Everything else is working all rj ;; both mills running.
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New York, Appil 2s,
A. 0. Tate Esq,, Private Secretary,
Edison Laboratory, Orange, N, J.
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APR 8 9 im^p-
Replying to your letter of the 26th asking for
information in regard to the concentration of ourj^we would state
that the amount of marketable iron produced during the year ending
Dec, 31, 1891, wa3 8582 gross tons, the stock on hand Dec, 31, 1891
900 gross tons, and the value on oars at the mine of the iron ore
produced during the year ending Dec, 31, 1891 was §41,000. 00
and beg to return herewith the card which you enclosed, filled
Treasurer,
THOMAS A. EDISON, p»
SAMUEL INSULL,
THOMAS BUTLER,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
Ogden, n. j.
Juno 34, 1893»' ,
ftCEIVE D
^ 1892
JUH *
Thos* A *. Edison,
Orange N»J*. is
DEar Sir*,’ /InsV— 7 - -
Mr*. Perry no doubt informed you that we would not Save
brioker ready thursday.
We will start it this P.M. with the #8 motor but have
doubts as to sufficient power* if O.JE* we will experiment with
dtes &c, and let yoit know result by wire tomorrow afternoon*
Mr. Perry writes me that you will be iere Monday afternoon
' -•or Tuesday morning*.
You will see that mill #3 is up to 300 tons of concentrates
We have brusheson all the screens, but’' we kaveon 380 old
worn out plates which keeps one screen out and with some of rolls
which want new shells and the damp condition of the weather is ke
keeping our out-put dorm. ...
Mill’ iM. made 935 tons yesterday, concentrate 46.%
We had a little shower here last evening, the lightening
damaged our wires considerable^ *
•Had a slight fire in #1 engine room , the lightehing com¬
ing in- on bell wire and setting fire to one of therrafters* we
had no trouble in putting it out and no damage done.
We find that our pumps are not much good for fire purposes
We arft using soft coal and find that wecan get steam with
it much better than with pea*
I have ordered 30 ton per day*
We will have grading donefor #3 stockho-use Wednesday of w»v
next week.
SAMUEL INSULL,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON BUILDING, BROAD STREET,
NEW YORK.
Mr. Perry sent us five Swedish carpenterswho started
work this mo'rnlng.
Everything else* is running 0. £. .this morning.
Tours' truly, '
THOMAS BUTLER,
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New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
GENERAL OFFICES:
SOIMN^BUtLoiNQ, BROAD STREET,
Ogden, n. i. yy y.
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THOMAS BUTLER,
■:;\..vNew Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
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STENOGRAPHIC LETTER.
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Mr. Thos. A . Edison,
Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir:
Replying tp-^your letter of 1st inst, which has been sent to
us by our Boston Hiuse, as trade in this seotion is more satisfactorily
looked after from this store, we beg to say that our Mr. Elson
expects to call upon you early next week (probably on Monday) in re¬
gard to the/Belts .which, you mention.’* We think that there will be
some objections to making them in the way that you suggest, but that
a. special Belt can be made, in a peculiar way? that will probably
answer your purpose better than any you have heretofore had.'' Trust-
f/that you will not do anything definite regarding the matter until
Jing our Mr. Elson, we remain.
Yours respectfully,
EOSTQ^3EL,nNC
Edison Laboratory.
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THE WESTERN UltflQItf TELEGRAPH COMPAIffY.
Th la Company TItANSJMI
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Telegram.
Nolan's Point, N. J. July 9, 1892
T. A. Edison,
Orange, N. J.
At four o'clock this morning our Mackintosh and Seymour engine
which drives the 32 dynamos in No. 2 Train House was disabled by
the key and crank strap working out, letting soil oo ting r.od down
and breaking heads of high and low crusher cylinders; also doing
considerable other damage. I have sent Mr. Mallory to New York
to order parts. I an putting No. 8 motor in small high pressure
engine in No. 1 engine house and hope to be able to run most of
the works. We can make brick 0. K. We are talcing out old Mixer
and putting in yours. Have stopped already. Mr. Mallory will see
yoi to-morrow. Have you anything to advise?
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STENOGRAPHIC LETTER, ™0N.
Mr. Olios. A. Edison,
president He. Jersey '& Pennsylvania Cone entTatihg-Worke
Dear sir,. °**“> *•* " ‘ '
S land °btato -a 'floating' in jthis way that woSld' probably answer
Sif^iSiS "“h" »s‘,srsfe*r w
Trusting this win be agreeable’!. you, ,4 eSai^
Yours resn^A fully,
THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPAi
THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
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OGDEN WORKS ADDRESS:
OGDENSBURGH, NEW JERSEY.
Ogden, n. j. sept* .6/98* .
¥* A* Edison- Esq., ^
Presto. _ _ -is
Orange,' .
Dear Sirt-
I oan. report the following numbers finished, 3# 8, 6, 7
,» 11# 34, 89,41,40, 43,46, 22,
Qa 428 we done as per plan Thomas sent you and we found that ItgpMI
would not work, we are now making other changes. .
418 wo finished on our plan and it would not work, 436 is all/done
hut One screen which we are waiting and expect everyjfW train*.
431 wil^4s done 4Ln time, 413 we have not done much (jUon account of
no room, in shop, 414 will be- ready in day or so, bents up
today, will take t«n days to finish.
We have had brieker. running, find moulds too large, are now
making one, if o; .k* .will order a set, ns you Snow thit will oause
Several days delay, we will be. ready to. run Hills 41 and 2 full fo
foroe Monday morning*.
^^atoek ohouee will hold' isoo tons* will. run Mfii 41yone shift
next week and mill 43 night and day. Wicker will nit be. ready to
■ tttn- Monday* •
W» will have to hand a house for our Hungarians we ha$e not house
• room for men to. fun fight and Say* -
We Will haws to get a boiler f ox the Wicker the We we have Will nf
hat furnish steam to. fun steady*.
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[TRANSCRIPTION. ORIGINAL IS IN INVOICE BOOK
(1889-1895), SHIPPING RECORDS, PAGE 258.]
William S. Perry to Robert L. Cutting, Jr. [incomplete?]
Oct. 5, 1892
R. L. Cutting Esq.,
Ocean House, Newport, R. I.
My dear Mr. Cutting,
I have intended for some time to write you a long letter in relation to
the affairs at Ogden but something seems to have turned up about every time
which has caused the delay. I was up at the mill yesterday and found most
everything in very satisfactory condition but other things were not so
satisfactory. Both mills were working very satisfactorily and yesterday we put
into the stock house 20 tons of ore per hour and Mr. Conley was going to
commence last night working two shifts night and day, which means that 350
to 375 tons per day will be made. The new stock house is finished so that we
will have storage capacity for two months supply over and above what we are
shipping to the Bethlehem Iron Co. which amounts to about 70 tons per day.
The automatic mixer which Mr. Edison has invented is working very
satisfactorily. The mixture is all right and the bricker is all right so that we can
turn out 20 tons per hour of bricked ore, but the furnace which Mr. Edison has
built is totally inadequate to diy anything
Office of
The Bethlehem Iron Co
South Bethlehem.Pa. October sth,i892.
^^CEiIVEd
1892 .
Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Ogdon, H.J.
Dear Sir:-
Enclosed reply does not directly answer the questions 1
asked but may serve you as an entering wedge .
Yours truly.
Col/T.
Enclosure.
[ENCLOSURE]
BAKER & ADAMSON,
MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS,
EASTON, PENN A.
BAKER & ADAMSON,
MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS,
EASTON, PENN A.
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BAKER & ADAMSON,
MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS,
BAKER & ADAMSON,
MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS,
New Jersey an® Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON BUILDING, BROAD STREET,
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J., 1 Oot.i. 14/92. .
! Jbhn ■ Ot.t. Esq;.,.
E&i s on • Lab oratory, •
Orange,
Bear Si r r- :
: Please ha£¥?patten^inade of grate bar as per enclosed
blue print and’ return- bine print here to our Mr. ..PhHpsS .
CUlS
: Please rush. this and when- pattern^*® finished send to Messers
Forbes & Buppe, . Polk St.,. Hewark, H; !,J. .with OTder for' 125 . castings
to be shipped here by freight in lots of thirty via Central B. R.
of ir
Have, them directed to us at Edison* J.' . late Ogden, Ei '.J. ..
: Presidents .
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
New York, oct. 17, i892.
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Thofaas A* Edison Esq.,
Orange, New Jersey.
bear' 31r{«*
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I received this morning from the Bethlehem Iron
iO&fipahy a memorandum of our September shipments of ore, and think-
t-feiat you might like to know what they made our ore assay, I
..<181$!$ y°u their figures. They made the average analysis of our
, #ji!<iehtrate ^65,60 of metallic iron and the average analysis of
' ([- tiia 76 tons of bricked ore ;&4.60 of metallic iron.
Yours very truly,
Treasurer.
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Oct. 31, 1892.
I hare seen the Engineer recommended by Mr. Henderson. I ■
think the man is all right, but Mr. Henderson has made arrange¬
ments with him at forty dollars per week. This is not in ac¬
cordance with your instructions. I have, however, made arrange¬
ments with the man to go to Ogden Wednesday morning. He is
willing to go on a week's probation. If this arrangement is
not satisfactory to you, please send instructions to W house
at East Orange, and I will telegraph the man not to come to Ogden.
4 r^i
Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON BUILDING, BROAD STREET,
New York,
Nov. 4, 1892.
Thomas A. Edison Esq.,
Orange, N. J.
Dear sir: -
^ECEIV^Tj
NOV 6 .1892
I have just received the following from Mr,
Batchelor from Rome, Italy, dated Oct. 21st, "I got your cable
about blue prints for the bricker and I also got one from Edison
asking as follows: New York, 18th Oct., Edison to Batchelor;
"Price confinhal machine very high; can you buy working drawings
or patterns our use only; we understand price is^TOOO". I knew
-the 'price was high, about 20 / per lb, and with Customs etc. it
would be 30 £ per lb., an enormous price for machinery of such a
.dlaos. i am trying to get th£ blue prints but I know it is
difficult to do so, I am also corrmuni eating now with Bietrix
^ maker and will let you know all about it as soon as I have
^ brMgit him to some kind of terms. If this reaches you before
Edisprt^hears from me by cable or you, as I shall send to your
office' |f. I get your oable address in next. Let him know that
I got the message and am looking it up,"
2
If Mr. Batchelor sends a cable or a letter here about these
things, I will inmediately forward to you. He writes that they
are all very well but does not mention aiything about caning hane.
New Jersey an© Pennsylvania Concentrating ^orks.
Hwnuis A^ ^iaan Esq.,.
Edison, Sussex Co., N.J., H>v-, 7/ga^
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Orange, -Hii.J..
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he was employed heke. ..
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Yours truly,
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EDISON BUILDING, BROAD STREET,
New York, nov. 7, 1392.
.. Thomas A. Edison Esq.,
Orange, New Jersey,
•pSCEIVBo-
: . . MOV 9 1892
I send you this day by express a small briquette
's made from Anthraqie culm which Mr. p. p. Howe of the North Branch
:h- " How are you getting on with Ogden? Are you yet making
your bricks in any considerable quantities? i had a talk last
. night with a Mr. Leslie who is making small egg-shaped bricks
Wwithracite culm, such as Loise
1 experimented on some years
■ ago and he tells me that with a machine that costs not exceeding
$50’00,« he can make 100 tons per day of these bricks, this price,
*ari not including cost of the bond. Size and shape of
the -bricks* I think,
uch more favorable for blast furnace
! than the size and shape that you were making when I was at
Mr* Howe does not say anything about what the maohine is
or, what the bond consists of. If you should like to oommunioate
with Mr, Howe on the subject, his address is 25th and Washingt
Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.
Yours very truly,
y P J?
Treasurer.
New Jersey and ‘Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
GENERAL OFFICES:
ON BUILDING, BROAD STREET,
NEW YORK.
New York,
^^GEIVj££)
j NOV 10 r“
Atis’d—
Thomas A* Edison Esq,,
Orange, New Jersey,
Dear Sir:-
The following is an extract from a letter which 1
have just received from Mr, Batchelor in Rome.
"In regard to the Conffinhal bricker, I am in communication
wi-th them at present and they tell me that the high price of their
machine is because they pay a high price to the inventor. They
- have a long list of their machines which they have sold,as you will
"<T I .eee, at the back of Bietrix & Go’s catalogue and they assure me
"that all have been sold without any dickering on the price, I
have asked them to give me the price of the maohine separate from
„ -the royalty as in case I should buy one, we dont want to pay duty
. oft' royalty*, I am also in oomnunication with them in regard to
the royalty to be paid on each maohine ftor if we were to make them
ourselves for our system only as suggested by Mr, Edison and also
•for. price df drawings (blue prints) and models (patterns). I
cannot give you the figures as I have as yet not come to any
arrangement tout hope to do so soon. In the meantime, I wish
2
you would look up the U. S. patent and see when it was taken out
and how lone it has to run. The name is "Conffinhal" and in
Wrench they oall it a machine a^ aeelomorer. We should call it
a brick ine machine. The patent may be as far baok as 1878 and
X am anxious to know."
fill you kindly let me know whether you wish me to make the
search for this patent or will you make it?
Yours very truly,
' 1 . . |
/ i “]
BAKER & ADAMSON,
Manufacturing Chemists.
Easton,
<5V> ■
'PILUNC 8c CRANE, -
135-141 South Fourth Street - December lei, 1892.
PHILADELPHIA.
Thomas A. Edison, Esq. ~ " — Id
Edison, N.J.
Dear sir:-
Foliowing our recent conversation, I take pleasure
in enclosing analyses of all foreign ores which come to this coun¬
try, A few of them are of but little cornnercial value, as only
occasional cargoes come out, some of which are sample lots, and,
in a few cases, the mines are either exhausted or the ore so ex¬
pensive that it cannot be called merchantable. I also enclose a
list showing the imports for the years 1890, 1891, and for the first
half ot 1892, together with the ports of loading, which may be of
interest. You will notice on this list that some of the ores are
named after these ports, while others have entirely different
names. I also enclose a list, briefly describing some of the
ores, stating the purposes for which they are used, and also, in
some cases, the parties who use them most largely. I do not weary
you with extensive details, and have made the memorandum as brief
as possible. Within a few days, I will send you similar data
regarding Lake Superior and some prominent domestic ores, details
of which I am now tabulating. We have in our office, samples of
nearly ail of these ores. I am stall hoping that you will find
time to give us the pleasure of the visit which you suggested,
more carefully look over these samples and analyses; we will
J -To T. A. E. Esq. 2-
then be glad to furnish you with any additional data which you may
desire, also to discuss with you the relative value of concentrates
with these ores, together with the best size of bricks. Before
you absolutely complete your arrangements, we would be glad if you
could find it convenient to make up a moderate quantity of bricks
which we can distribute among a number of furnaces, so as to get
the views of the most practical men as to the most desirable size,
and other conditions which mi$it possibly be of interest. How¬
ever, these questions can best be decided by an interview, and
should you not find it convenient to come here, I will be glad to
do myself the pleasure of another call at your works at any time
you may indicate, forwarding you a large number of samples of
various ores. Since our interview, we have discussed the ques¬
tion of bricks with several of our friends, and think we can give
you some further data bearing upon the probable quantity that can
besold in competition with other ores, together with price which
can be obtained. We think there is room for some improvement in
the rates of freight which you now have. They seem a little high
as compared with other rates with which I am faniliar.
Hoping to have the pleasure of an early interview,
either here or at Edison, I remain,
Yours very tiuly,
P;. T. 0.
To T. A. E. Esq. 2-
P. S. You will understand that the prices quoted are the prices
of to-day or when last sales were made, or, in some cases, the
estimated price which could be obtained to-day. At present ocean
freights are exceedingly low, running from 7 to 8 shillings. Any
advance in these rates, which advance is almost certain to come,
would mean higher prices.
[ATTACHMENT]
Cornwall Ore Banks. . V;
This property is owned by the Cornwall Ore Bank Co. j
the stock of which is divided into 96 parts, and owned by the diff¬
erent Coleman and Grubb families. The largest individual holders
are Robert H. Coleman and Ids sister, who control a trifle over one
•ohird of the property. Many of the owners are also proprietors of
furnaces, and, as such, they are entitled to receive ore from the
Ore Bank Co. at a reduced rate, the quantity allotted to them being
based on the amount of their holdings in the Ore Bank, and any ore
which trley use in excess of their allotnent, they are obliged to
pay full prices for. The usual price for selected or No. 1 ore to
outsiders is equivalent to 21* of the price of No. 8 Cornwall pig
iron at Lebanon, or say from $2.75 to $8.00 per ton, while the
price to proprietors is 10* of the pri oe of No. 3 iron. There is
anot-her grade of ore mined, which is called No. 2 or Run of the
Min sb. This ore at times is exceedingly lean and quite unsatisfac¬
tory.
Sane years ago a disagreement arose between Robert
H. Coleman and Vin. Coleman Freeman over a Railroad which the former
had projected to give Lebanon a connection with the Pennsylvania
Railroad. Hits road was built and resulted in a ooraplote breach
between the two fanilies, and considerable litigation followed.
The capacity of the furnaces represented and owned
by both these parties, each amount to 100,000 to 125,000 tons per
annum, Cornwall ore being exclusively used, and in consequence of .
the ill feeling whiqfr fras e^ted., tfry fraye always been strong
[ATTACHMENT]
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competitors in the market. At the present time, the Lackawanna
Iron & Steel Oo., of Scranton is taking nearly the entire output of
all the proprietors, on a percentage basis of the price of rails.
Ibis basis is 64# of the price of rails f.o.b. at mill for No. 1,
2 and 3 Cornwall iron delivered at Scranton. In other woids, if
rails are $30.00 per ton, the price obtained for the iron would be
$16.20 at Scranton, which, with a freipjit of $1.15 from Lebanon,
would nett $15.05 at Lebanon. Of course, if the Steel Co. is
obliged to accept a lower price for rails, the Cornwall proprietors
would receive less money proportionately.
Hie product of the Cornwall Ore Banks amounts to
anywhere from 600,000 to 800,000 tons per annum, and the cost of
mining is placed at between 20 and 30 cents. Hie following is a
list tt owners in the Company who operate furnaces.
Robert H. Coleman. Five furnaces, as follows:- Cole-
brook furnaces, Lebanon, 2 large itaoks. Cornwall Anthracite Fur¬
naces, 2 small stacks at Cornwall. Kmaus Furnace, Rmaus, one
stack, medium else. Of these the two small furnaces at Cornwall
are practically abandoned, being run only at rare intervals when
there is an unusual demand for the iron.
William Coleman Freeman. Proprietor Bird Coleman Fur¬
naces, and North Cornwall Furnaces, 8 large stacks at Cornwall.
Also Robesonia Furnace, Robesonia, one large stack. Under a spe¬
cial arranganent the Robesonia furnace has a right to mine ore wi¬
thin a certain section of the ore barks at cost of raining, without
[ATTACHMENT]
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paying anything to the Ore Bark Co.
Coleman & Brook. 2 large stacks at Lebanon.
Chickies Iron Co., Chickies, 2 small stacks.
There is another furnace, owned by J. & E. Meily, at
Tebanon, using Cornwall ore, but they are not proprietors, and
consequently pay full prices for tie ore.
We estimate the total production of iron made from all
Cornwall ores to be about 350,000 gross tons. Of course some of
the furnace are idle fron time to time, and the usual production
would not reach this figure. For a long time past very little ore
has been sold to outsiders, on account of the unsatisfactory pre¬
paration of the ore, and the uncertainty as to whan would be re¬
ceived after making a purchase. Some concerns report hairing
receivsd the ore running as low as 34# in metallic iron and in
other shipments it would exceed 5Q*.
[ATTACHMENT]
;£if to tin' fgtogiwiir mu'! Mini 4$n topirog
OK.
YORK, UNION AND SPARTANBURG COUNTIES, S. C.
By J. II. 1’liATT, Chemist.
(BIRMINGHAM ALA.)
Two Samples— No. 1 from “No. 4,” and No. 2
washed ore from “No. 2” mine.
By SALOM & WESTESSON, Chomists.
(PHILADELPHIA, PA„ Jnn, IS, 1889.)
Sample from Mine No. 2.
Volume 15, Tenth Census Deport, page 31!),
gives partial analysis of Plantation Bunk, (No. 4
Soft.) and same from Brockley, west end of range,
us follows :
The following analysis by N. F. Phatt, Chemist,
Atlanta, Ga.: 1 Hard ore from “No. 2”; 2.
Average sample of 100 tons hard ore from “No.
2’r, 3. Sample of washed ore from “No. 4.” 4.
Avererngo sample of hard ore from “No. 4.”
Tho following analyses furnished by Mr. H. M.
Cuiiity, managor Carnegie Bnos. & Co., Pittsburg
Pa., March 27, 1889 : '
Slim pie Hard Oro, No. 2.
Silica, .
• • . . 10.075 per cent.
• . ' . . 54.100 “ “
Phosphorus
... 0.028. “ «
Samples fi
Din Central range, June 7, 1889.
Silica, : .
. • • ’ • . 5.40 per cent,
Iron,
Phosphorus,
• • • . 04.480 per cent.
• . . . 0.008 » "
Sample fi
oin Stuart Mine, Juno 7, 1889.
Silica, .
• . 8.10 per cent.
. Iron,
• • . . 01.752 “ “
Phosphorus,
■ • • . 0.021 “ “
By the samo Concentrates, reduced by H. Biiad-
koiiu, Philadelphia, May 13, 1880^
No.
Hard Ore Concentrated.
Silica,
4.05 per cent.
Iron,
. . . . 02.540 “ “
Phosphorus,
. ■ . 0.015 “ “
No.. 2
Ditch’ Oro Concentrated .
Silica,
• • • • 2.45 per cent.
Iron,
. . . . G7.184 « » *
Phosphorus,
♦ . . 0.005 “ “
. , No.
Soft Oro Concentrated.
Silica, .
. . . . ■ 00.245 “ “
Phosphorus,
0.009 “ “
Analysis made by Dr. H. T’onisi.iNO, for the E
& D. E. E., of s
imple selected by agent :
Silica,
• • ■ ■ 4.840 per cent. -
Metallic Iron,
. 05.892 “ “
Manganese,
• ■■ . . none.
Titanium,
Phosphorus,
• ■ • • • 0.001 per cent.
.wOWfes*-
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SdJjbr*
The Magnetic Iron and Steel Ore Company I'
I he Gaffney City Land and Improvement Company
if In ml situated in York, Union nnd .Sparta
tint 1 mill located on liotli Kid™ of t.lio Rroud
> ocean level, and 3ijU foot above river level.
Klvor, generally, moderately rolling, elovatoil
irfant and nbnmlanl. They are loeidlv known as
as been shown by prneHejjl tests, excelling all other
bi'en l-esred under the supervision of I'rof. Charles U.
id the same tests were made at ltending, ]’a., in .July
r for ernrible steel making. The parity and clmrne-
"ml I loridilendie slates, interposed with occasioiml
lis ts, these ores are similar to the celebrated Done-
mine is siinnlnr to t ho Tilly Foster Mine, New York.
The llroad River (lows through the verv centre of these mines, and at
Magnetic Iron Works, supplies several thousand horse power of water. Thi
reconstructed and utilized at an annual cost, of loss than $1.50 pur horse
nmgnotie oxides will amount to several thousand tons pur da v for a long
the ore m sight, at thirt.v million tons The of llm,nsV„. . i r
Miteli of the latter being very soft can easily ami
letulln: iron.
mines, ami at Cherokee Ford, the site of the old
r of water. This power can be cheaply nnd easily
Sil.oO per horse power per minimi. The supply of
day for a long time to come, one expert placing
magnetic oxides will amount to several thousand tons per day for a long time to come, one expert plaeing
'L°i u al. tb"'t,v million tons. The supply of Hematites and Umonites is extensive, Limestone, the
ve.y best for flux .lays alongside of the ores in exhaustions bodies. Near by is a seam of in . e f 1 1 r esto
which makes the best of hydraulic cement. Fire brick cost §<; to §8 per thousand, red hr ck §3 to §4 per
thousand, Georgia Fine §8 to §1 > per thousand, Oak §12 to §14 per tliousund. Ail this is due to the abnn-
dant supply of cheap (free negro) labor at hand'. These people make the very best furnace and mill hands
not nrlmp tn'strike' t0 * "H h“Mv °J' labo‘: Is '!ot bl;|il.v to bo amalgamated into unions and is
vHh.1 i.? «ii? i ’ P " i e'V no" ,bu."lrt(lu f'n thls »I»ot with Rocohontas Coke, which is equal to Connells-
^fi^r, ton, Charcoal pig at §11 to §12 and these products can find ready markets in the
Re mivfvaa ibfm nn e ° CC-"t01;’ "!!' <¥1,VU1'°'J e!1BaPfi1' tbttn a bk« quality can he produced in
L' t i i fi" n ices. A bar superior to Swedish can be made on the spot at §18 to §20 per ton, and pig
equul to the best Western “ washed pig ” can be turned out at a cost of §13 to §14 per tom 1
I’lio great purity of these ores point them out ns the best of buses for crucible steels and suitable for cable wires.
It is asserted und can be shown that ore, limestone and coke or charcoal, enough to make a ton of pig can
be put into a furnace cheaper at this than any other point Fast of the Alleghany Mountains.
the water power is fur in excess of i nut may be needed for mining, concentrating und other iron purposes
which excess may lie leased for cotton spinning. This is in the very centre of extensive cotton spinning ami
weaving mills, which mills have for twelve years past paid from twenty to thirty per cent, on investments
‘ heap labor tells, as it costs only fifty per cent, of what the same labor costs in Ne‘ 1 igla. d '
i„„ ,?,"tr1'l0.lUf "i1 "mlei1 hlmc.° for mining and manufacturing purposes, there are on the property about one
"unreu cotton Un-ms, some of which, now being cultivated, pay handsome annual rents.
This property is largo enough for un independent development and for the erection of an independent
n er ,!nn' ninnf to0"'1 0 f1'™0 'T'T should be exclusively used for the finer steels, yet ,1“
l.n., 1 plant could lie operated here for the daily output capacity of over 1,000 tons, which rail could be
! , . . I c , V! • or ‘T I101' ,U«'»S alien)) labor of the South. The Richmond & Danville Main
Lint limn tli rough tins property, und is hero crossed by the Charleston, Cincinnati Si Chicago Railroad thus
ensuring ample transportation facilities. *
The property is open for inspection, and further information can be had bv applying to
which excess may be leasee
weaving mills, which mills
('■heap labor tells, as it cost
Outside of all needed s
on of an independent
ler steels, yet a Resse-
i, which rail could be
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THOMAS BUTLER,
HEW JERSEY' S PENNSYMNU COMBATING WORKS,
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Correspondence (1893)
This folder contains documents, primarily correspondence, relating to the
analysis of ore briquettes produced by the Edison process at O&Hpif New
Jersey. Many of the letters are to and from Pilling & Crane, the Philadelphia
firm to whom numerous eastern iron companies reported their impress jons of
the briquettes. Approximately 50 percent of the documents have bee„ filmed.
Crane'Iron Works/
Catasauquci,
Pa., . Qd&Pr.
. 18<?3-.
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(T>^tL '-fyt!kJ%rs//ay jGj&ea**-o v*. 7-
jcfc' £crjK.&d.
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So 0/, Pblj^jt- f
(ffiSuZec/ -&/ fKe> ~£ciMa'^fi c-jy/&ZA.ae 60 ySuif* |
Philadelphia, Pennfe .
Referring to bur recent febrtv6*.s.a:Vibft on thg eubjget af
concentrated ore, in the Bhape brf b’ri'c'kett.ea, which Mr. Edjbbh
proposes making at the Ogdeft mines, X wpul£ say that X fyn nach
interested -in this matter, and would be glad to receive further
‘advi c e s from you as it progres
X consider the .bri'ckb’tii^S
which .you showed me favorable in size for furnace practice, but
would recoamend larger sizes, if practicable, bb., 1ft Vhib casby
there Woild be less danger of disintegration thrpugh hindlirifei
Pibvi&ed this ore will work well in the. furnaoe, -as a ifttibijiai’e' it
will ., and regular quantities can be secured at "fav0rabl*6 pftf^es,-
we can net doubt 'Use 6 onsideftabi e of it in oUr n&xttu?e Of bourse,,
tlite matter* Of quality being settled-, -it wou^ be pimply a Question
6t jiHibe, ftiid you are rio deubt able to judge OtifA Y'igviftVfc ooiild
aff&rd 'i$ )p&* in wit* other o Hi Which wd ‘are now using.
Jf thfene *& Wy brlakettdd on hbnd at the .Og^eri mines, 'ard you can
•make tii4 sttidf&diofiH '1 fehbuld like- to haHre % Yew hUndrdd
Blast Furnace Departnjeqt of
ihorbugh test in bur bltilst i’umseet
You^ei vbi*jf ’’tniil'y,
As
Superintendent
/
f PILLING 8c CRANE,
BULL,ITT BUILOINC
/I35-I4I South Fourth Stree
PHILADELPHIA,
January 2.3, 1893.
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.
Edison, N. J,
% dear sir:-
Again referring to your favor of Jan. 3rd., I beg
to state that we have carefully investigated the subject of the
briquettes, and are quite well satisfied that if you cannot con¬
veniently increase the size, the fumaceraen would accept them, as
per your sample, but if you can make them larger, it would be
better. There is a natural disposition among fumacemeryi* like
lumpy material, up to the size of say or three inches, but we
would not think it necessary to sacrifice anything else to bring
this about, provided you keep above an inch. We presume that even
if the diamater should not be increased, you could make them longer
without any sacrifice of convenience, or expense, We have letter’s
from some of our friends on the subject of this ore, which I will
be glad to submit when I see you. We are more than ever convinced
that we can market your product at good prices. We say very little
however, on this subject, as we fully appreciate the wisdom of your
wish to know the low water mark of price rather than to hear about
sanguine expectations. We think, however, that, you would be more
than satisfied with the prices which we could obtain.
It seems to be the universal opinion of the ablest
furnacemen of our acquaintance that the briquette would not reach
-2- ‘St ¥. A. B«
the melting zone without disintegration. They think that the grind
ing they would receive from the other ores and the fuel and stone,
would have a tendency to break them up, and certainly they would
disintegrate when the blast strikes them. No importance seems to
be attached to the fact that they might remain intact, 'ibis, how¬
ever, would be very easily settled by experiment, and we are still
hoping that you may be able to make up a few hundred tons which
we can distribute to fumacemen whose reports would be valuable.
We also hope that you will send us a box of a few pounds, as we
could- get numerous and valuable analyses made by various furnace
companies who are interested in the matter. If you succeed in
raising the standard, as you suggest, to 08* iron and phosjhoius not
over .08, this material will have additional value for Bessemer
purposes. 'Jhis will not be necessary in case you have to sacri¬
fice anything to accomplish it, as we propose, if favored with
your business, to distribute it among ordinary furnaces, we having
worked up of late considerable business in foreign ores with manu¬
facturers of ordinary kinds of iron, they mixing cheap, high phos¬
phorus ores and mill cinder, with high grade ores, and the result
has been prwren to be very satisfactory. Consequently, even if
any of your ore fall below the standard Bessaner limit, we would
still have a large market at full prices.
The result of your experiments in the tube have been
of much interest to some of our friends, and, we think, show that
the briquettes will be most economical, so far as fuel and flux
are concerned. This would be a very yaluable poipt, as economy in •
the blast furnace to-day, is most closely scrutinized, and any
material presenting advantages effecting saving of fuel would be
correspondingly appreciated and paid for,
I notice, with pleasure, that you hope to be able
to call to see us, and I hope that you will give me notice a day
or too in advance. If, however, we are to wait for this pleasure
until you "get throuidi the rush at Ogden*, we will not have it
very soon, and some day , when most convenient to you, I want to
run over to Ogden again to see you, and to" talk over some of
these matters. I am still awaiting your instructions as to
whether we shall send you samples of the various ores, or whether
you prefer to first look over all that we have, and then make your
own selections. If you will be at Ogden all this week, I will
come down on Friday or Saturday, as may best suit your convenience,
or if you will kindly let me know, I will come at any other time
you may appoint. I am going West for a few days early in Febru¬
ary, and therefore name rather an early day, but I can postpone my
visit if you do not expect to be at Ogden, or if you will be too
busy to see me. In the meantime, I beg to thanx you for your
suggestion about giving us the sale of your material, and to ex¬
press my conviction that this would result not only to our benefit
but to yours. We would certainly give your business the most care¬
ful and constant attention, and, our long experience and acquaint¬
anceships would enable us to market it to the best advantage.
I enclose quite a number of analyses of native
ores. These I have selected as fair representatives of the various
ores now used in the Rast. It is not necessary, and I have thought
quite undesirable to send you a very large number, as I rai^h't have
done, simply for the effect of giving you apparently more dabk.
'Ihese ores represent all classes, and, to save .your time in rbVerr-
ing to them, I have noted briefly in pencil, in concise form, ijbme
infonnation about each one. Should there be any of them which are
unknown to you, but about which you want specific information, I
will be glad if you will sorb them out, and, when I see you, I
will give you more exhaustive details. I will also state that
these analyses are obtained from absolute knowledge as to the
real character of the ores, and are not the fancy analyses fre¬
quently furnished by sellers. Ihese analyses are obtained from
the books of consumers, and fairly represent the correct analyses.
You will occasionally find two or three analyses of the same ore,
which, however, you will understand are simply results of varia¬
tions in quality. I will also be glad, in case you want special
information about any of the Lake or foreign ores, to have you set
them aside, and I will go over them when I Bee you.
Awaiting .your reply as to the time when I shall
call on you, I remain,
Yours very truly,
Allentown Iron Company* :’V ’ '
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[TRANSCRIPTION. ORIGINAL IS IN INVOICE BOOK
(1892-1898), SHIPPING RECORDS, PAGES 43-44.]
William S. Perry to Samuel Insull
Feb. 3, 1893
Samuel Insull Esq.
Care Chicago Edison Company,
139 Adams Street, Chicago, Ill.
PERSONAL
My dear Sam,
Your favor of Jan. 28th, as well as the one of Jan. 31st, is at hand.
You may be right in holding on to your stock in the Illuminating Co. of
New York; certainly Mr. Skehan should be in a much better position to know
about it than I am and I trust for your sake that you will not be running
around kicking yourself in the course of a month or so for not taking a good
profit.
I note what you say in regard to your land in Schenectady, and if you will
fix a price, that is, if you decide to sell I will see Lieb.
You ask why it is that Butler is no longer Secretary of the Concentrating
Works. Mr. Edison asked me the first of the year why I could not act as
Secretary as well as Treasurer. I told him I could and he then said, well, take
my proxy, get Cuttings, and at the Annual Meeting, elect yourself Secretary
and Treasurer, and I did so. I think that Edison felt it was just as well to
concentrate the office in one person, and besides that, Butler is, I believe, now
very busy with the Phonograph Co.
In relation to your favor of Jan. 31st, I showed your letter to Colonel
[???]lespie and he has written me a letter in answer stating that he
appreciated your attention deeply and hoped that I would not fail to let him
know when you are next in the city, as he would take great pleasure in calling
upon you, and that he would certainly take your advice and not sell.
There is nothing new here. Edison is still out at the Works drawing up
plans for his new machinery. I am satisfied that we will not be running again
before the 1st of September, but Edison is still very sanguine and Batchelor
also.
They are all well at 34th Street. Mrs. Perry asked me the other day to
remember her to you the next time I wrote. Your very truly,
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Thomas A. Edison Esq.,
Orange, New Jersey.
Dear Sir!-
I am sending you by United States Express to-day
the sample of ore referred to in the enclosed letter.
Yours truly,
WORKS :
EDISON, SUSSEX CO., N.J.
New York, June io, isos.
Treasurer.
[ENCLOSURE]
THE WILLIAMS PROCESS IRON CO.,
750 BROAD ST„
NEWARK, N. J.
'"June 7th 1893,
Mr. W. S. Perry,
N. Y. Oity,
Dear Sir,
I send fcrerewtth. at the request of Mr. W. H. Williams
a sample of our iron produced by his process from your ore, -which
he purchased frran you some time ago.
Very respectfully,
biVAvv^{\ .
CHARLE8 BATCHELOR,
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N®w Jersey anb Pennsylvania Concentsating ^obes.
New York,
WORKS :
EDISON, SUSSEX CO., N.J.
July 14, 1893.
Thomas A. Edison Esq.,
Orange, New Jersey,
Dear Sir:-
Enclosed please find your application to the
Provident Savings Life Assurance Society of New York. The Company
requested to have your application made payable ifeo yourself and
you then assign the policy to us. The enclosed explication you
can destroy.
Yours very
Treasurer,
It® w Jersey mb Pennsylvania Concentrating 'W'orks.
GENERAL OFFICES i . U jf)
EDISON BUILDING, BROAD STREET/
New York,
Thoe . A. Edistori Esq.,
praties, !T. J.
Daaj^ Sir: -
Your favor of the 12th in relation to the sand business
is at hand, I will call Mr, Walsh off from tryinG to sell any
.more for the next two or three months; but until you comnenoe to
make your tailing way, I will fill, as far as I oan, the orders we
now have on hand.
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Correspondence (1894)
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the
analysis of ore briquettes, construction of the bricker, and the market for
Edison’s ore. Some items concern activities at the mill, including the
acquisition of a dynamo and management techniques. Other items pertain to
tax matters. Most of the correspondence is between Edison and the
Philadelphia firm, Pilling & Crane. Approximately 50 percent of the documents
have been filmed.
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON BUILDING, BROAD STREET,
NEW YORK,
Telephone, 239 Broad.
3E Branch, 0. R.R. of N.
new York, nan. 4, ism.
Tlios, . A. Edison, Esq.,
Ora nee, N.J.,
Dear Sir : -
I am in receipt this, morning of your memorandum about
postponing the Annual Meeting for four months. We will not have
to do that. I have notified the principal, stockholders; of die
Company that the meeting lb to take place a-t Orange on Tuesday
nextt at 12 o'clock but told them there vniuld be nothing to do,
therefore there will be nobody there, arid if yon will kindly ask
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Johnny Randolph to make a report to irp that, .there was nobody at (the1
moating I will put in the minutes tlfat the meeting was held butt; as :
there ,ras no quorum it held over, fn.0. 'Alien you ate ready to hare a
meeting T will notify the stockholders that you have called a
special meeting and we ca^ then^ran sac: any business that you
dosife .
I went up to Albany yesterday and gave tine Comptroller youir !
letter. T had a long talk with himard he finally was satisfied l
that ire coul-d do no better by taking any steps and accepted a check!
for '5500 and agreed that nothing would be done before May or June |
next, in fact from the conversation I had with him, although lie- '
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did not say so, T do not thinJc,-.;vel,)'/_ilJU be bothered with them again
before next Pall.
Enolosed please find a note 10 the Lukens Tron b Steel Oo
■which they have refused to accept. Will you kindly tear your
signature off and return to re V
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PHILADELPHIA.
Jdmary 81st. 3.894.
Thomas A, Edison, Esq.,
Orange, N, J,
Dear sir:
We enclose letter received fran the Midvale Si^el
Company, with analysis <f your "briquette. Which will dchb^less "be
of interest to you. We are much pleased at the low percentage of
manganese, "but presume that the determination of sulpjhvt* is
incorrect; the lime also looks high to us as compared with other
results. In this connection we enolose list of the various
analyses of this ore whioh have "been made from time to time.
Should we receive others, we will forward them to you.
We have seen Mr. Joseph Wharton, and had quite an interview
in regard to the briquettes. It was difficult for him to get
away from the impression that it was his duty to endeavor to weaken
our views as much as possible in regard to price, although we
explained to him that we had not come with any idea of even nego¬
tiating a sale. He talked a good deal about the vast quantities of
Cuban ore, and the low cost at which it could be produced, and
mentioned in a seemingly incidental fashion that, of o curse, a
mixture might be advisable, and that, possibly, the briquettes
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could be used to advantage. We relieved his mind on this score,
however, by saying that we did not want an order, and that we had
really enough orders to take the early product of the mill, but
explained that your plans were more far reaching than the immedi¬
ate present, and that you wanted to get at the conditions necessary
to enable Eastern steel mills to do business, and that you would
like to meet him, and anyone else ha might suggest, to talk these
matters over. He finally said that he would see Mr. Linderman and
try to arrays a day for visiting Edison with Mr. Linderman to meet
you, to discuss the situation. We will advise you of anything
further we hear in this matter. • We think that under the surface
of their apparent indifference, the Bethlehem Company are deeply
interested, but are afraid to manifest this interest, fearirg lest
it may be construed as a possible pretext for our wanting a fair
price for the ore. Since Mr. Fritz and Mr. Adams have left the
Company, it is hard to nail anybody else down to business; in
fact, they have so much ore, and are doing so little, that we
could hardly expect much anxiety qn their part to talk business.
We, however, that these were the very conditions of
trade with which you were desirous of dealing, with the hope that
by their co-operation the East could successfully compete with the
West.
We had an interview to-day with Mr. Heckscher, and could have
taken his order for immediate delivery of frcm 50 to 75 tens per
day, at 8 ots. per unit, and he says that he hopes we will soon be
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in shape to talk business.
The samples of round briquettes have arrived. We have sent
one of them, as well as a section of the reduced briquette, to Mr.
Wharton to show to Mr. Linderman.
Yours very truly,
CHARLES BATCHELOR/
Jessey anb Pennsylvania Concentrating
Edison Office Telephone, b b Dover, n. J.
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to cost you not exceeding' $3.30 per ton and will guarantee it to
give you perfect satisfaction or make you no charge. I will thank you
very much if you will advise me what the situation is.
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BULLITT BUILDINC
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PHILADELPHIA.
March 8th. 180 4.-.
Thomas A, Edison, Esq.,
Orarge, N. J.
Dear sir:
We have been wcrkiig up ooal matters, ani have succeeded
in getting a quotation for the same coal which you are receiving
at Oraige, at $8.10, for Edison at the same price. We do not
propose to let the natter rest even at this, and hope that by the
time you are ready to start up, even a more fhvorable figure can
be had. We are watching the matter closely, and should we see
any indication of an advance, mil let you know.
We have also been lookirg into^anthraoite situation. One of
the largest producers is tie Lehi^i Coal & Navigation Company,
which is intimately associated with the Central Railroad Company of
New Jersey. They tell us to-day that they are not certain whether
their New York agent had taken up this matter with you, but that
if he did not have the business in hand, they would be gLad to
quote us very/low prioss. It is barely possible that by their
reference of the matter to their New York agent, he may gp to you
and see wlat he can do. Thenarket for the small sizes in anthra¬
cite is a variable one, aid we think that the best results oould
be obtained by keeping in touch with several producers, and taking
advantage fran tiro to time of a glut in the market. We do not*'
of course, wish to put you at any disadvantage in this natter; hut,
on the contrary, want to woric for your best interest, and if you
should now be approached by the agent of th e Company, we ro ul d be
glad if you would tell him that you have taken up the natter through
Philadelphia., We would be glad to give you the benefit of a laige
part of the oomnission, as we do not care so much fo r the commiss¬
ion on the coal, our principal object being to get the coal
cheap, so as to cheapen the cost of production of briquettes.
You understand, of course, that any arrangement by whioh you as a
oonsuner stould receive the benefit of our ©mission would have to
be kept confidential.
Youis^very truly.
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PILLINC & CRANE,
135-141 South Fourth Street
PHILADELPHIA.
March 9t-h.
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
Orange, N. J,
Dear sir:
In a recent conversation with our Mr, Piling, you
stated that you would like to dispose of about 1000 tens pf qpnepn-
t-rate in the fine state, which you had on hand. We have talked
with several of our furnace friends about this lot, and find them
quite indifferent abcut purchasing it on account of its fineness.
Mr. Cook of the Warwick Company oalled to-day, and said that he
might he able to wo* it with his mixture at 5 ots. per unit
delivered at Pottstown. He offers to take 200 tons as a sample,
with privilege of balance, provided the results are satisfactory
We hoped to have submitted you an offer of at least 54 cts.,
delivered, for this ore, and regret our inability to do so at this
time. The volume of business generally seems to be a trifle
better, but there is no indication of any improvement in prioes.
Awaiting your further favors, we remain
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BULLITT BUILDINC
135-141 South Fourth Street
PHILADELPHIA.
March 15t.h. 1894.
Thomas A, Edison, Esq.,
Orange, N, J,
Dear sir:
Mr. Cook called yesterday, and said that as the quantity
of ccnoentrate we have is so small, it would hardly he worth his
while to take it. We will therefore he obliged to let the matter
rest, so far as he is ccncerned, for the present, and will erxieavor
to place the 200 tens elsewhere.
We have letters fron several rolling mills, asking when your
fix ore will he ready for market. When the time comes we propose
to push this part of the busines s -vigirously, and, if the prepara¬
tion is satisfactory, we shouldbe able t o dispose of a consitter-
ahle tonnage at better prices than we receive from furnaces.
Our Mr, Pilling is visiting Pittsburgh and Cleveland this
week, for the purpose of picking up all possible information in
regard to Lake ores, which he will communicate to you upon his
return. The pig iron outlook with furnaces in Eastern Pennsyl¬
vania is still unsatisfactory; they all seemto be piling more or •
less of their products.
Yours very truly,
question of briquettes. It is a matter of «f utmost importance to
prevent them from tying up to the Cornwall people, as in times
past they have used upwards of 20,000 tens per month of Cornwall
ore, and are now negotiating for a two years ccntract, ard the
difference between them is only a few cents per ten. The aim of
the Company is to be in position to make pig iron at $10.00 per
ton, and they saw no chance of doing this excepting by the use of
Cornwall ore. We insisted that the use of briquettes would be
at least, as favorable as Cornwall ore, explaining the conditions
in their favor. Major Bent says that he will give us an out and
out order for 100,000 tons of briquettes, at a price which will
make the cost of the pig ircn not over $10.00. He i s ready to
make a contract to this effect. This, of course, is not yet in
tangible shape, but he says that we may consider it an absolute
order, if to will take it on this basis. We have not merit, ion ed the ;
unit price of the briquette, but, if you are right in your
estimate that the smelting can be done at $4.00 per ten, or even
at $4.50 per ten, the briquettes could still be shipped there.
The cost of Connellsville coke at Steeltai is probably $2.60 per
net ton of 2000 lbs. This is based on 85 ct. coke, and a freight
of $1,75 to Steeltcn. The rate to Lebanon is $1,95, and to Schuyl¬
kill points $2.05, but we are under the impression that with the
lowering in rates now going on, the rate on coke may also be
reduced, which, of course, would be in your favor. The rate on
ore from Port Oram to Steeltai is now 87 cts., which is equivalent
to 97 cts. from Edison, provided we ship the minimum of 750 tens
per day. It would prdrably not be prudent to make a contract
until the cost of smelting can be ascertained. We .would be glad
to have your views on thi s subj ect .
We have written Dr. Hartzell that you will sell the little
track scale at $25.00, provided he can find it.
Yours very truly.
PlbU/Mp & CRANE,
BULLITT BUILDINC
135-141 South Fourth Street
PHILADELPHIA.
March 80th. 1894.
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
Pres,- Orarge, N. J,
Dear sir:
We have had another conference with Major Bent, of the
Pennsylvania Steel Company, and he has decided not to contract
even if price shall be made satisfactory for any large fixed
quantity of Cornwall ore, nor fora long» period, so fjiat the
field will be open for briquettes, if deliveries and prices oan
be made satisfactory. We consider this decision of some import¬
ance, as, otherwise, the Steel Company might have been under con¬
tract for so much ore, that they would not have been in position
to use briquettes, even on satisfactory terms.
We saw Mr. Wharton to-day, and he proposed goirg to Edison
tomorrow to see you, in accordance with our previous invitation to
him, but we told him that you would not be there this week, and
that we brought in a month or so the visit would be more interest¬
ing to him, as the work would have prcgressed further, ard we
thought you would be there a large portion of your time after the
next week or two, and it is now arranged that after you gp to the
mine, we will appoint a day convenient to you and Mr. Wharton,
and arrange the visit. We infer that Mr, Wharton is more deeply
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interested in briquettes than is apparent upon the surface. We
think that while he is interested in Bethlehem, he is mow concern¬
ed for the moment in regard to Port Oram, which would be a favor¬
able point for making Bessemer Pig to ship to Bethlehem, or, in
fact, to any other oon sumer.
Yours very truly.
P, S. When will you probably need another lot of bituminous coal
at Edison? How soon will you be in shape to take up the question
of a supply of anthracite? We have a special reascn for wantiig
to receive the first order for these coals, even if the quantity
is small.
135-141 South Fourth Street
PHILADELPHIA.
March 81st . 1894.
Thomas A. Edison, Esq,,
Pres,- Orange, N, J,
Dear sir:
We are advised hy the South Mountain Mining h Iren
Company, of Pine Grove Fumaoe, Cumberland County, Pa,, that they
have f otwarded you two broken pigs of charcoal iron, one showing
chill half inch in depth, and the other one inch in depth. This
irai is somewhat lovrar in pries than that from the Salisbury
district, but to do not think it is as strong. Your tests, however
will soon prove these points.
In an interview to-day with Major Bent, of the Pennsylvania
Steel Company, to find that his interest in briquettes is con¬
stantly increasing. He thoroughly appreciates the valuable
results which will follow the success of your work, and says that
if your plans shall be carried out, the East will have a new lease
of life. We are much pleased wi+h his attitude, especially when
contrasted with the position taken by some others who ought to co¬
operate with yon. He has taken up the matter vigirously with his
practical people, and is now figuring on all sorts of mixtures,
especially low grade ores, to use in connection with yours, upon
+he supposition that the briquettes will be too good to use alone.
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He has also consented to go to Edison to see you ard the works,
at a time which will he mutually convenient, and will bo very glad
to give you any information in his power which will be of interest
or advantage. We could no doubt arrange for him to take one or
two of his practical men with him. We are very much encouraged
at the prospect of having a consumer of an oh size as a "back leg'
for this would relieve us of all anxiety about any surplus, as
they could use several hundred tons per day.
We have been following up the Wellman Iron & Steel Company.
Mr. Wellman, Superintendent of the works, was here yesterday. He
says that their plant is as modern as any in the country, and
cannot be surpassed in cheapness of product, provided the pig iron
can be had on a proper basis. Their furnace with a 50# mixture on
her last blast made 180 to 190 tons of pig iron per day, arid we
think with your ore could run up to 250 or possibly 300 tons per
day, and he says that if this can be done with pig iron at the c ost
we estimate, it will solve the problem fo r them, at least, as they
can run continuously to full capacity.
We will say to you confidentially, that we have just sold a
very large block of pig iron to the Pennsylvania Steel Company, at
a cost of less .than $11.50 delivered at tha r works. The i ren will
be shipped frem the Shenango Valley, where we purcliased it at
$9.70 per gross ton. Steel ton is using Cornwall iron in large
quantities, whioh costs between $10,50 and $11,00, none as high as
the latter figure. If with your ore they .can make pig at $10,00 to
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$10.50, the problem will be solved for them, as the West could not
knock them out on this basis. You will appreciate the fact of
having the big steel concerns as ccnsuners, as their requirements
are, at least, equal to the combined capacity of all the other
plants. Lackawanna will be the next one to fall in line. They
would be interested now if their faith in the success of your
enterprise was stronger, but. they say that wten we have the
briquettes to offer, we will find than ready to talk business. We
think briquettes will be on top when the time ©mes to commerce
shipments.
We will confer with you later as to an appointment at your
works with Major Bent.
Youpsvery truly,
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PILLINC & CRANE,
BULLITT BUILDINC
135-141 South Fourth Street
PHILADELPHIA.
April 3rd. 1894.
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
Pres,- Orange, N. J.
Dear sir!
We have your favor of the aid. inst., ard saw Major Bent
again to-day. He makes no attempt to disguise his interest in
Briquettes, and will be prepared to run up to Ogden when a date
can be fixed mutually convenient. He says he will take with him
Mr. Feltcn, the Manager at Steeltcn, and possibly one or two others
connected with the blast furnace department, and they will be
prepared to furnish you with all necessary data, and will open out
the whole matter to you, showing costs of fuel, labor &c., so that
you can become familiar with the various details of cost. We, of
course, understand that they must take the smelting risks, as it
would not be to your advantage to go in on any other basis than
an out and out sale of the ore at an agreed upon price. We have
in mind. the possibility of a sliding scale, under which you would
furnish the ora at a percentage of the narket price of pig iron,
but it -is premature at this time to discuss this. At any rate, we
are well satisfied with the position, of affairs to-day, so far as
this Company is concerned.
We had a talk to-day with the President of the Pottsville
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Iron k Steel Company, This concern has an admirable location so
far as coal is concerned, the present cost at furnace being about
$1.90 per gross ton. On their last blast, their average consump¬
tion of fuel was 1 ton 2 cwt. per ten of iren, and the fuel
average 97 /{ anthracite. He stated that the labor, supplies and
repairs would not exceed $2.00 per ton. The limestone with your
ore would oertainly not exceed 25 ots,, and the fuel would, certain¬
ly be less than a ton, so that even at 6 cts. per unit, we estimate
that Bessemer iron could be made at Pottsville at not over $10,00.
This furnace is an ordinary old fashioned, but fairly equipped
furnace, with iron stoves and no special advantages of any kind.
If such furnaces as this can be put in blast and work to compete
with our Western furnaces, it will not take long to revive the
iron trade in this section, and put it in position to hold its own.
For your information, we would state that the price of
Connellsville coke is now frem 85 to 90 cts., and the freight to
Harrisburg $1.75, all per net ten. Their limestene is very cheap,
as they get it frem an enormous quarry situated very close to
their works. We should suppose that 40 to 50 ots.per ton would
cover the cost. So far as furnaces are concern, they have four,
two of which are thoroughly modem; one is almost modernized, and
the fourth, although not quite so good is still above the average.
All have fire-brick stoves, so that ihe plant as a whole has
favorable conditions under which to work. We understand, however,
that ,o„ have eeeh the pl^hd^S^are
PILLINC Sc CRANE,
135-141 South Fourth Street
PHILADELPHIA.
/ April 5th. 1894.
Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
Dear sir!
Pres.-Orarge, N, J,
We have just had quite a lorg conversation with the
President of the Thomas Iron Company , arft it seems that, he met, Mr.
Wharton yesterday, and tells us that Mr. Wharton is very much
interested in briquettes, and says that the successful operation of
your mill will work an entire change in the Eastern iron trade.
This oonfirms what we have heard fran other sarrces, ard wa think
that Mr. Wharton's interest in briquettes means the ultimate
capturing of the Bethlehem business. Mr. Fackenthal himself has
also becone interested in them, and when we said to-day that we
could deliver them at Hokendauqua at 5i cts., he was very willing
to talk about the matter, and says that he will go up to Ogden
whenever we appoint a time. While we naturally want to interest
all oust oners, we are more anxious to get Mr. Fackenthal interested
on account of the influence the action of the Thomas Company will
have on other furnaces, and as they control themselves eleven
furnaces, and are unquestionably good, they may form no unimpor¬
tant customer later on. We now commence to see the probable return
of the missionary work which has been done for the past
from
-To T. A. E. fr¬
y-ear or two, and have no hesitation now in saying that we can
market the product fran the very start. There has been another
reduction injoa^of Jersey magnetites, but, after careful con¬
sideration, we believe that this will work to your benefit, rather
than form an element of competition. We fully believe that,
especially at the start, furnaces will buy cheap (or apparently
cheap) ores as a mixture, and possibly it is best that this should
be the case, until you can inorease your output sufficently to
crowd out these other ores.
We think it prudent to wait until you are almost ready to
start before bringing prominent furnacemen up to Ogden, as their
interest will increase when they see the plant ready, to 'run. In
answer to numerous inquiries, we have stated that you will probably
be ready to ship briquettes in May. Is this correct?
Yours very truly,
0
P, S. Mr. Faokenthal admitted that with briquettes at the pricB
mentioned, there would be no difficulty in making Bessemer ircn
in the Lehigh Valley at not over $10.00 per ten. The Thomas
Company is perhaps the- only one in the Valley which works on
anthracite exclusively.
PILLING & CRANE,
BULLITT BUILDINC
135-141 South Fourth Street
PHILADELPHIA.
. April 7th. 1894.
Thomas A, Edison, Esq.,
'■ Pres,- Orange, J,
Dear sir:
j Mr. Neilson, of High Bridge, was here to-day, and in
talkirg about the moulds of the brickii^ machine, we stated that
you seemed to find that the briquettes adhered to steel more close¬
ly than to iron, and that for this reason you were experimenting
with chilled iron in place of steel, Mr. Neils cn said that if
this was due to the magnetization of the steel, you could overcome
it by the use of manganese steel, as the latter acts precisely like
iron, and is entirely different in its qualities from ordinary
steel. We do not know whether you lave already discovered this
or not, but thought best to write you. Mr, Neils cn is ready to go
up to Ediscn at any time, and is quite interested in the plant,
and would like to look at it, and, at the same time, will be
prepared to answer any inquiries in regard to the manufacture of
either Bessemer or Open Hearth Steel. He was, as you know.
Manager of the Wellman Company fo r some time. The pig ircn shipped
you by Mr. Neilson from High Bridge, was Sharon, of the Salisbury
district, _
PILLINC & CRANE,
South Fourth Street
PHILADELPHIA.
April 13th. 1894.' '
Thomas A. Edison, Esq,,
Pres,- Orange, N. J, ^ -
Dear sir: ’
As a matter of information, ws beg to submit to you.-thbjp-v'’
enclosed list of freight rates from Port Henry, N, Y., to various y .
Eastern fUmaces. The present price of Port Henry Ore to fb maces'
is $1,90, less 15 cts. for cash. The latter condition, howver , is;;,.
not adhered to, and any buyer can get it at $1.75. You m 11 V
notice therefore that the cost delivered in the Lehigh Valle y would
be $3.15, and in the Schuylkill district from $3,45 to $3.80 '
according to location. These prices ^Eao=apply to cargo lots,
being applicable to water shipments to New York tidewater, and .
thence by rail. It is quite evident that after you are in ppsi-?
tion to ship briquettes Port Henry will not be "in it." You will,
also observe that, ®*»n to secure Port Henry at these prices, it
must be taken in durirg season of open water navigation, which,
course, is an additional disadvantage. 'r " ? ‘ .
Yours very truly, ,
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[ENCLOSURE]
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This folder contains documents, primarily correspondence, relating to
activities at the Ogden works. Most of the letters are to or from Walter S.
Malloiy, vice president, and Edison. Some of the letters concern experiments
with grease cups, tests of the elevator, and work in the machine shop. Other
letters discuss Joseph Wharton’s interest in hematite and his order of Edison’s
ore. Also included are an undated typescript entitled "The Present Situation
of Mr. Edison’s Undertaking is as Follows"; and a letter from Edison to James
C. Parrish, presented as an example of the letters sent to prospective investors
in an attempt to finance additional bricker ovens. Approximately 50 percent
of the documents have been filmed.
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Manager,
May 81st , 1895,
f.r , Bdward Kelly,
Mgr . Wharton Furnace,
Port Ornm, M, J.
Hear sir:
We have your favor of the 89th. inst. , We are not in
position to quota you on Lake Superior ox's, as wo have no arrange¬
ments this season for selling this grade of ore , in viaw o’" the
fact that we shortly expect to offer briquattos. Wo can say at,
this time , ho sever, that when the briquettes are ready, which will
be during the present season, to will undertake to deliver thorn to
Port Oram at a less price per unit than you can purchase lake ores,
and as to consider the quality much superior, it would seem to us
that; the advantages to be derived from; their use are greater than'
from the use of Lake Superior ores. The hr'iquettae will be pro¬
duced in moderate quantities during the Summer., ■ but bof o."e the
closo of,: the year, in quantities sufficont,’ wo think, to supply all
near by fumeces.
You rs very truly,
% dear Mr. Hallo ry:-
• .}■ I beg leave to ask .^rouif you are r
furnish ore regularly to the ''furnaces/ this inquiry.' is prompted by
the situation; alls-the ore in sight/for this yearns delivery has been
sold, and there are quite a numb’eyof blast furnac.es in the country
about to start up,3but I believe/ihey are having a great deal of diffi¬
culty in obtaining^the ore- necessarjr to run them; pne in point is the
Moorhead-McCleane plant in thi4 city which has Just been bought by
Cleveland and Pittsburgh parties, and 'this is the only drawback to
putting it into immediate operation. If\you have the Bulletin of the
American Iron & Steel Association, you will see in last week's issue
a list of the furnaces about ready to start;\if. you do not have this,
and are ready to supply ore, so that it would. be of any value to you,
let me know, and I jwi'll send you-copy of the information; I hope you are
in shape to take advantage of the situation and turn out a big product.
Trusting/; both you and your family are well/ 1 remain
• / Yours very truly.
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James 0. Parrish, Esq., ,
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Dear Sir:-
Referring to our various conversations, I beg to state that
the situation of the business of the Ore Concentrating Works, is as
follows:
I have made a furnace which accomplishes all that is neces¬
sary to produce briquettes from the fine ore. As you are aware the
furnace made some months ago proved imperfect, owing to the improper,
distribution of the heat, this difficulty has been successfully over¬
come. I wish to put up six more ovens, which would give me the necee
sary capacity for-.. turning out about 300 tons of bricquettes per day.
It would require about 60 working days for me to start the Crushing
Machinery, and produce 300 tons of fine ore daily. The expense of
doing this would be about $14,000. The expense of constructing the
ovens would be from $6,000. to $8,000. more. The ore ..in.:the form
of bricquettes would be worth,I think, a dollar a ton mo refin the fine
condition. I should like to have sufficient money to do both of
these things. I have about 2,800 tons of fine ore on hand, which
I have been holding for the purpose of turning into bricquettes, as
agreed with you in the contract made in the spring of this year. I
am prepared to go on with the crushing, if the money is furnished,
and leave the question of the ovens until the practical result of
the crushing and sale of ore is demonstrated. As you know, I do not
wish to do this, as it seems to me a clear los3 of a dollar a ton. It
is at your suggestion that I express my willingness to do this, if you
and your friends are not disposed to furnish the money to construct
the six ovens, and are willing to furAish the money to start up the
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crushing.
The cost of the fine ore is about §2.60 a ton. Its value
is about $3.20. The sale is limited to the amount of fine ore which
the furnace can use. The cost '.of making the bricquettes is 35 cents
a ton, which would bring up the cost of crushing and bricquetting to
$2.90 a ton. There is an unlimited sale for bricquettes at about
$4.50 a ton. It would seem to me very unwise to run the crushing
mill without at the same time making bricquettes. The additional
amount of . money required to make bricquettes being about $8,000..
With’ the money to make the ovens, as well as the money to start the
crushing,! would have a complete scheme.which would give a profit,
I believe, of between $400. and $500. a day. My willingness -te-
to run the crushing machinery without completing the bricquettes is
to show you my desire to do whatever those who will furnish the
money wish me to do. I think, it would be, however, a great mistake
to do the work by halves. I should have money sufficient to do
both — say $22,000. to $25,000. The bricquettes could be sold
for cash, and the only further money required would be to pay the
wages from month to month, which payments the sale of ore should
provide.
The cost of running the oven which is now constructed would
be nearly as great as running the seven. If you or your friends
have any doubt of the success of the present bricquette plant, I
will run that one oven, which produces about thirty tons of ore a
day, and deliver the bricquettes to a suitable furnace, and get their
report. The diff iculty, however, in the way of doing this is the im¬
portance of my keeping together my mechanics and workmen, and to do
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really no satisfactory solution to my mind other than providing the
money to complete the ovens and run the crusher.
Any expert that you desire to send to confirm all r have
said, would r am sure be convinced of the soundness of all my state-
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EDV/ARD KELLY, Manager, wharton blast furnace,
THE PRESENT SITUATION OF MR, EDl80N*iS UNPEHTAKINO IS AS F0IA0W8:
' The machinery and everythin*; necessary to the successful
■working of the plant is all in place, and can be started in forty days.
Mr. Edison has invested of his own money §1 , 250 , 000 . in the plant .
The late Robert Cutting invested $225,000. Further sums have been in¬
vested by tho aids and assistants of Mr. Edison. About throe years
ago the v/orks wore run, and produced 35,000 tons, which was mostly sold
to the Bethlehem Iron Company. The ore at that time was too fine to
fulfill the necessary conditions; since them machinery has been added
which makes it into briquettes, and the, capacity of the mill ha3 boon
increased from 1,000 to 5,000 tons per day , Five carloads of these
briquettes have been made and sont to different Iron works, and wore
roported as satisfactory. The object now 13 to obtain §250, 000., of
v*hioh §50,000. is required at once for tho incidental expenses of re¬
suming operations. The entire debts of tho company are about §13,000
Mr. Edison has tho means at hand to cover this amount, and mako tho
financial condition of tho company perfectly clean on the 1st of June.
The cost of the briquettes, ineludinp; all expenses that Mr. Edison is
able to foresee, is §1.44 a ton. The only unknown factor is the wear
and tear of the machinery. The Company owns an unlimited supply of
magnetic ores. §3.40 per ton is offered for the briquettes delivered
on the oars at the Company’s mill. The analysis of tho ore shows 68^
of puro iron, and 38/1000 phosphorus. The mill is able to turn out
1300 tons per day, when running at full capacity. Hence producing the
oro at §1.44 and selling it at §3.40, would yield a profit of §1.96
per ton, or on 1300 tons §2, 548 . per day. Those figures may seem
extravagant, they are, however, tho result of a careful analysis of every
expense and contingency connected with tho undertaking; and Mr. Edison
lias not boon able to find any reason, offerod by others or suggested by
himself, that 7/ill prevent the result, as above given, being obtained.
The death of Mr. cutting.and the panic of »93, threw tho entire financil
responsibility on Mr. Edison’s shoulders. js now prepared to re¬
ceive subscriptions for tho §250,000. ,whioh He thinks it advisable to
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to havo in Hand bn fore opening the works. Of, this amount only ,>50,000.
Is at present needed . This Mite oil?, put tivn mill in operation, and
procliioo about 400 tone a day of briquettes, which is about the capacity
of tho car and raining appliances ana briquette machines now in j^lanta.
Tho remining $200,000. will be civil:;',:, after the mill has proved its
successful working, on the basis of about 400 tons a day. The property
of the oompany, consisting, besides the plant, of six square miles of
magnetic land in ono body, and various other properties, consisting in
part of 14b leases, with option of purohaso,is entirely froo from all
mortgages or encumbrancoa,or contracts. Evory dollar that has gone
into tho undertaking has been put in solely for tho benefit of the com¬
pany. Tlvc undertaking in financially clean.
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Correspondence (1896)
This folder contains documents, primarily correspondence, relating to
equipment and supplies for the Ogden works. Most of the letters are to or
from Walter S. Mallory, vice president. Other letters are to or from Emil
Herter, draftsman, and Owen J. Conley, superintendent. Some of the letters
concern machine shop work, changes to the elevator, and outfitting the
bricking plant. Two letters by Edison pertain to his approval of a bid for work
and his schedule at Sagamore Lake. Also included are correspondence with
stockholder C. Livingston Rogers and a letter by Thomas A. Edison, Jr.
Approximately 20 percent of the documents have been filmed.
Mr Thomas A. Kdison:
Orange, W. Jy
Dear Sir:
In oonsiderat ion of one dollar, receipt of which
is hereby acknowledged, I hereby release to you the privilige
that I now have, of a further purchase of eleven hundred shares
of the stock of the Neyr Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
as covered by my letter and your acceptance of same, under date of
May 27th. 1895.
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TELEPHONE CALL, 090 CORTLANDT.
PATENT HVDRAULIC VALVES
January 13,1096.
Thomas A. Edison, J:r>Q.
Nov? Jersey & Pennsylvania Concentrating Y/orkn,
\ Edison, Essex County, N.J.
Dear sir: \
You 11
r remember that some tine ago I visited your
very interesting Works with Mr. Henry A. Jones, who was inter¬
ested, in a Direct Steel Process,, and that we together went
over some of the details of thfe Prooess with you. I then
spoke of writing up you* plant for London "Engineering" and
have since had some correspondence with your offioe on this
I shall he glad ifVyou will make a point of letting
me know directly you are /in a position to give out information,
so that 1 may have time /to prepare a very full account to send
to Mr. Dredge, with time enough to ''enable him to prepare his
oopy and illustrations'' in the very effective way lie always
oarries out those details . His hking in London would
necessitate a little/more time than would !be necessary for
working up ouch an article for publication here, particularly
as they do no.tput r[o much work into what they publish .
You will have heard, I believe, from Mr. Jones, that
they are proceeding with an experimental plant. I am aoting
as Consulting Engineer for them, taking oare of the details,
so far as they relate to the superstructure, but being in no
T .A.E.-8. - • Jan. 13,1896.
way responsible* for 'th'e preotioal steal work or tho metallurgical
details,-1 ‘ l’his' plant oannot hut he of interest to you and
ypur -Company, and when things have progressed' a little further,
1 should like to show you the plans that have been prepared,
and just what -we are doing.
She other day I saw a roller hearing in tho city,
that was of interest. It was being used for large shafts and
oar wheels. Shero are two sets of rollers, and a spacing
ring, and there is no rubbing of surfaces,** the rollers being
triangulated in such a way that the stresses were very evenly
distributed. One of tho points being made is that no luhrioant
at all is neoessary. Ono of these hearings was run in powdered
emery for a very long time, and no had effeot was produced on
the hearing, the powder or dust simply working into the oentre
of the largo rollers which were made of pipe.
Knowing that you have so much dust to deal with,
it occurred to me that this might interest you.
I am, dear Sir
Yours faithfully,
%0tntMdhnp$ttyeiHX>rJi
TELEPHONE CALL, 990 CORTLANDT.
January IV, 1896.
The New Jersey & Pennsylvania Concentrating Works
Edison, Sussex County ,
\ Hew Jersey.
Dear Sirs: \ /
Your favor of the 16th Inst,' duly oarae to hand, for
i:.y be3t thanks;
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I note that you do, not expect to he ready imtll the
spring, and shall then hope'Vto hear from you so that 1 oan
have time to prepare the article.
With regard to the Roller Beraing mentioned before,
I feel quite sure that this woulcl prove of considerable
assistance to you, and would pay that the Bearing is the
property of the Church Roller Berairig Co., Havemeyer Building
New York City. Patents were taken out by Church & Edwards
July 10,1894, Patent number 692648. \x
They have a full / sized bearing t}\at lias been working
for some time, fixed in/their office, and if you will write
me, making an appointment for one of your Engineers, I will
then arrange that Dr. /Edwards be on hand to show and explain
everything. j
They are prepared to make arrangements with you
for the use of the/bearings on your plant, and to supply
drawings for the Afferent sizes.
Apart from the fact that no lubrioant is neoessary,
the oonstruotion of the bearing is such that the stresses
N.J. & P.G. Works-2. jan. 17,1896.
are distributed very, evenly around from the triangulation
of forces which takes place, and I think this would be of
special benefit in some of your heavy work.
Hoping that you will give me time to make an appoint¬
ment, I am, dear Sirs
Yours very truly,
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New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
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GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON’S LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
- Edison Office Telephone, 6 B Dover, N. J,
WORKS: Orange m " 311 Orange,
on high bridge branch, c. r. r. of n. j.
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J.
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that we would be -able to satisfy-1, rvo,t only yourselves, But all oU(P
-creditors: in. the matter of ;fuhdbi\ but we find that t*e are obliged1
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operation oi'our jproobss, /which it an spsur etf suooess,
. flow s.Qon we "can secure th e ijfeededxfunds will depend, an-
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satisfy everybody before a<pflg ,
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The American Obsmioal Oo, ,
The Edison Ore Milling Company Limited
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New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
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William T. 8hepard, etcntTAnv.
Aug 26, 1896
N. J. & Penn. Concentrating Works, s
)range, ll.J.
Dear Sirs:
Your favor of 26th atNiandX asking us to check up all
your, patterns that como to us. f/e cannot/agree to do so. It would en¬
tail a great deal of extra expense and trouble on otir part, and of course
vie would not be willing to assume *k sin/ responsibility. If in a gener¬
al way we find anything that we think /fa wrongS^ith your patterns, we
will try to let you know, but it woitfAl seem as though the pattern makers-,
or some of your people should cheek/them carefully Before sending them.
Genl Mgr.
E. GYBBON SPIL3BURY,
COOPER, HEWITT & CO.
§fte § renton gran $tnnpimyf
WIRE AND WIRE ROPE,
Mr. Wm. S'.. Malloy, V,
N.J. & Pema. CoA. Works,
Orange, '^.J.
Dear Sirl-
Your favor of ’11116 29th inst.Jias been received and noted,
and I thank you for the information contained in the same, although
it is somewhat of a disappointment t <j learn that' the rosin cement
you use would not do for the art'i^jl^s mentioned in my fomer let¬
ter to you. As the material to bq^pemented has considerable value,
owing to its gold contents, and a's iiVwould be quite possible to
obtain ferrous oxide to mix with the charge, I would like to know,
under such circumstances, whether you think it would be profitable
to use it, and also at the satae time about ''wlrat percentage of the
ferrous oxide you would cona/ider necessary to incorporate in the
charge, in order to obtain ilie best results? Of\course you under¬
stand that it would not be/necessary, in this case, that the bri¬
quettes should be anything' like as hard aB the ones youXare m*ing.
They would not have to be transported at all, and would only have
to withstand the ordinary abrasion in the works themselves and dur¬
ing ttheir charging into the furnace. I think considerable bust-
Malloy, Sept. 30, 1896 #2
ness might be clone in this line, if you would oare to take it up,
and I shall be pleased to meet you at any time you might desire,
having that object in view, if you think it could be satisfactorily
accomplished.
Yours very truly,
.. AUGUST ZAUBITZ,
STATIONARY & PORTABLE HOT BLAST PYROMETERS
LATEST IMPROVED IK
FOR INDICATING TEMPERATURES
in BLAST FURNACES, HOT AIR PIPES, TEMPERING and ANNEALING OVENS,
GLASS -WORKS, BOILER FLUES, GALVANIZING and LEAD BATHS,
TINNING POTS, BAKER OVENS, OIL and TAR STILLS,
SUPERHEATED STEAM, ETC.
HIGH SHADE THERMOMETERS REGISTERING UP TO 600° FAHRENHEIT.
- ALSO MANUFACTURER OF - '
STEAM, VACUUM, WATER, HOT BLAST AND HYDRAULIC GAUGES ENGINE REGISTERS,
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Orang e,
Dear Sir!-
R53 3 road way ,
ROT Vo .'K, Oct. 10-9 li
I oc r is .
't’h» Worth Araerioan Chwiioal. Co. In the attempt by its
stockholders to adjust its affairs to u final settlement which
wuld provide for a ’ continuance of its business, is confronted by
the large indebtedness of over forty thousand dollars. Jf this
cun bo removed, funds may be secured sufficient to continue the
operation of the company's works without fear of its being hamper,-
otl by want of sufficient capital. f:
It is therefore proposed that the credi tors accept in
payment for their ola ims , , •$$£ cumulative preferred stock of the
company at par, the preference extending to assets on final dis¬
tributions as well as to dividends, if the r anoval of this debt
cannot be accomplished in all probability the Court will order an
immediate sale of the company's property and assets, which as you
are aware will yield the creditors very little after the payment
Of legal expenses , Receivers charges and preferred claims. This
can be readily understood upon the states ait that the apparatus
other than engines and boilers, cannot be used for any other pur¬
pose: and that the flues, mostly brick, are not removable. The
writer, representing the oempany, would like to have you write him
in regard to the acceptance of this proposition. Your acceptance
will not bind you unless 78# in amount of the creditors likewise
accept. An immediate reply to this is absolutely necessary.
c.$* Sessions foundry go.,
Bristol, Conn.
Oct. 10, 1890 ,
N. J. & Perm. Concentrating Works,
Orange, it. «* .
Gentlemen: /
Mr. Mallory's favor of yesterday at hana and contents
noted. These are very trying times aho we regretted to ha»e to ask yon
for the remittance as we aid , but. Judge from your reply that you will
be willing to send a check for at least, a half immediately rucl have
telegraphed, asking you to do\so./
Regarding the matterW taking note, we would like very much
indeed to accommodate you and yin&a r ordinary circumstances should not
hesitate at all to do so, alt>iough\we do a strictly cash business, and
very seldom take any notes. /The facK^is that our little Bank here is
so full of discounts that they are havfnfl to go outside now and pay
very large rates of interest and it would-be very inconvenient, indeed
for them to discount yom* note at the p reseruNj^ime . On account of the
large amount of money wtficii we have haa to raisdMm build and equip our
new Works, to the cost/of which there seems to be no- ena, as we have
1 een compelled to make Eaany improvements this summer which we should
one had vtf known how tight money would be this Fall, we have
been compelled to borrow ourselves.
We will leave the matter with yon
i whether
tend
note or cheek for the balance. Tf yon feel, compelled to send note,
w3i!Sbem-.^fc-3to fnvo^ £,lw9 a2.y°u rdosi bly can. We hope you
account next 9"“ ™ ^lament of September
very much for your prompt reply, and
! gen' 1 Mgr.
regarding this matter,
AUGUST ZAUBITZ,
STATIONARY & PORTABLE HOT BLAST PYROMETERS I H
The Only Durable Pyrometers Made with Non-Corrosive Movements
and Expansion Stems
FOR INDICATING TEMPERATURES
i BLAST FURNACES, HOT AIR PIPES, TEMPERING and ANNEALING OVENS,
GLASS WORKS, BOILER FLUES, GALVANIZING and LEAB BATHS,
TINNING POTS, BAKER OVENS, OIL and TAR STILLS,
SUPERHEATED STEAM, ETC,
- ALSO MANUFACTURER OF -
HIGH GRADE THERMOMETERS REGISTERING UP TO 600“ FAHRENHEIT.
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AUGUST ZAUBITZ,
, STATIONARY & PORTABLE HOT BLAST PYROMETERS
LATEST IMPROVED 1600.
The Only Durable Pyrometers Made with Non-Corrosive Movements
and Expansion Stems
FOR INDICATING TEMPERATURES
in BLAST FURNACES, HOT AIR PIPES, TEMPERING! and ANNEALING! OVENS,
GLASS WORKS, BOILER FLUES, GALVANIZING and LEAD BATHS,
TINNING POTS, BAKER OVENS, OIL and TAR STILLS,
SUPERHEATED STEAM, ETC.
- ALSO MANUFACTURER OF _
HIGH GRADE THERMOMETERS REGISTERING HP TO 600" FAHRENHEIT.
- ALSO MANUFACTURER OF -
STEAM, VACUUM, WATER, HOT BLAST AND HYDRAULIC GAUGES ENGINE REGISTERS,
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The model referred to
High,^ Bridge, New Jersey,
’ '^O^ferfiber 3, 1896.'
New Jersey & Pennsylvania Concentrating forks j’
Orange, N. J.' "‘r; ®
Gentlemen:- T ’ U • !■':
Your letter of 2nd is' c
came in by express today.
Manganese steel, as you probably are well aware, is t
hard metal in the sense that it resistsXwear better' than any other
alloy. It, however, is also' Yeryh tough 'and' quite ductile, .so
much so, in gact, that it would not hold a sliarp edge, and we judge
from the model that you wish to maintain a sMrp edge on one end of
the mold. Manganese steel" castings are roug heir than ordinary
castings, but can be ground to a very smooth surface by a consid¬
erable expenditure of time and labor , whi ch wo ul d , i'n this case,
make the molds quite expensive. We can get up a few sample cast¬
ings, if youwoild like to experiment on/ them, ; but thirikNlt would
re are fitted for that work,
truly,
be best to have us grind them here,
Yours
' tayl^r'’ Iron & steel co.
Die. J. M. S. Per 'Jffflw
P. S. We enclose catalogue describing the metal.
Taylor Iron & Steel Company,
High Bridge, New Jersey,
! ; November E, 1806.
New Jersey & Penna Concentrating Works,
Orange, N.J. I / ®
Gentlemen:
We have your favor of the 4th
make up three castings in Manganese Steel of the Siz>\la?ge enough
to finish like the model of the bricking mold that you sent us a
few days ago. As this metal is toughened/by heating and plunging
into water,, and this toughness is remove cl/ when the metal is. subjected
to heat, we do not think it would bo advisable; for you- to make any.
experiments in the way of ease hardening, as\we think it. will render
the metal brittle without, increasing /ts hardn^ssto any extent.
vei’y. truly, -\ . .
yfcAYLOn XROl't & STpiL CO.
Per
.nst, anew as recast ed, will
steel of the Siz^\large enou£
M. S,
c.5* Sessions foundry go.,
Bristol, Conn.
/
96^
^ov. 12, 1896,.
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K. J. & Penn. Oonaentrating Wonka,
Orange, N, J.
Gentlemens
Replying to' your favor\?f yesterp^y regarding #2P91 wheels,
wo^ld say that ?e have been very seriously y6nd unavoidably delayed on
t})e piaehine 931$, Jh ttye first Fiaoa.NU/tfiok u@ a pjimbap cjf dwB *p
GSt s?tf trflPW ae yph qhapsed < the: si^afteh we had’ takeo,the>. order,
and faW'UB’W the ••timf' ifSmtuid tsHe to do1 W^^prR^ : ■
hwph dp two on three «bye dvor^aleetiqn,' etc. me1,
fhpls jodst nijd -ft wav- ww-'tfiddiy-- *ei&j>&i -;all '.'Jshat awe not
finished; i^ yon- wiehW^'W^'^^^tTrd ship yo« abot& 75 tb-aay'ahd atiowt
1QQ ^g?W0B|lpy[1ang. about 75>W^®y after that. If^on wish "us' tp' send
the balanoe^YIeasff' wire. WS/Will hurry them all we^ossibly can.
tot think we can do better thah about 75 per day. v
Yours truly,
Q\(^L
Wl Mgp.
D Trenton, N.J., Nov. 12, 3696
Mr. w. S. Mallory, Frest.,
N.J. & Penna. Con. Works,
Orange, N.J.
Dear Sir:-
At the time I 1*
in regard to a Pyrometer
for some time past been trying to find" the name and address of the
party I then mentioned to. you, and it was only yesterday that I
received the enclosed circular, vftiich explains tie whole matter.
If this is what you want, I shall be gLad^o hae sent it to you.
Have you started up the works yet,\»s contenplated by
Mr, Edison, or are you gfing to wait until there is sane definite
advance in the price of iron ore? \
at met\ you in Orange, we had some talk
which you were wishing to buy. I have
S
GV-O''
Yours
very IruLy,
Enclo sure''
Thorpe, Platt & Co.,
ENGINEERS AND AGENTS,
FIDELITY BUILDING,
97 TO 103 CEDAR STREET,
NEW YORK.
.TENT HYDRAULIC VALVES.
1NQINEERINQ PROPERTIES.
NOV. 19th. 1896
Messrs, The New Jersey & Pennsylvania Concentrating Co.
Edison, Sussex Co. H.J.
We were talking over the question of the use of your Oon-
oentrate in the plant we are interested in 4t Carteret, with some
friends of ours, and they were very muoh impressed with that we
told them. A
Major Maloolm McDowell of 43rd. St & Grand Boulevard, Chicago,
is at the present time laying out a new plant, in which he thinks that
he can make use of a good deayof your concentrate, probably in its
powdered form. We shall esteem it a favor if'you will send him at
the address given, samples of the concentrate, and also of your
briquettes, at the same time giving him your analysis of the material.
We ourselves would' like to have samples of the materials in our
of floe, if you, could favor .us with the same.
You may remember that the writer had some correspondence with
you with regard to the writing up of your plant for London <Bngifte«rii^
you promised to let him know when you were ready, we trust that you)
will do this as Mr. Dredge hopes to have a very full aocount to pub¬
lish. '
Yours faithfully,
o _ i- —
- l ’S-LeJdC wfo . h
WATER REGULATORS.
Thorpe, Platt & co.,
ENGINEERS AND AGENTS,
(fidelity building,
3 CEDAR STREET,
\ NEW YORK.
T HYDRAULIC VALVES.
NOV. 34th. 1806
Messrs, The Hew Jersey & penna. Concentrating v/ks.
Orange, H.J.
Dear Sirs, j \
We beg t,o thank you for the samples of your oonoentrate
and briquettes which duly oarae/to hand. \te also thank you for having
sent these to Maj . McDowell. j
y/e note;, that you do n<^t expect to be ready for an article until
)ear Sirs,
Yours faithfully.
*6
(P)
AUGUST ZAUBITZ,
STATIONARY & PORTABLE HOT BLAST PYROMETERS
and Expansion Stems
FOR INDICATING TEMPERATURES
in BLAST FURNACES, HOT AIR PIPES, TEMPERING and ANNEALING OVENS,
GLASS WORKS, BOILER PLUES, GALVANIZING and LEAD BATHS,
. TINNING POTS, BAKER OVENS, OIL and TAR STILLS,
SUPERHEATED STEAM, ETC.
- AI.SO MANUFACTURER OF -
HIGH QUADS THERMOMETERS REGISTERING DP TO 600“ FAHRENHEIT.
- ALSO MANUFACTURER OF -
STEAM, VACUUM, WATER, HOT BLAST AND HYDRAULIC QAUQES ENGINE REGISTERS,
AND CLOCKS FOR ENQINE ROOMS, ETC.
No. .48 CENTRE ST. — Bet. Duane and Pearl Sts. — NEW YORK.
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Correspondence (1897)
This folder contains documents, primarily correspondence, relating to
activities at the Ogden works. Most of the letters are to or from Edison;
Walter S. Mallory, vice president; and Owen J. Conley, superintendent. The
letters deal mainly with equipment, supplies, and insurance. The subjects
addressed include the test of briquettes by the Crane Iron Works at
Catasauqua, Pennsylvania; specifications for the construction of bricker
furnaces and ovens; the purchase of special steam shovels; the sale of the
Brennan crushers; and difficulties in obtaining credit from suppliers. Many of
Mallory’s letters to Edison are reports on activities at the Ogden works. Other
prominent correspondents include Col. John H. Wood, an insurance broker;
Alexander Backus, president of the Vulcan Iron Works Company of Toledo,
Ohio; Pilling & Crane of Philadelphia; and stockholder Robert L. Cutting III.
Approximately 20 percent of the documents have been filmed.
AUGUST ZAUBITZ,
' • MANUFACTURER AND PATENTEE OF
STATIONARY & PORTABLE HOT BLAST PYROMETERS 1
The Only Durable Pyrometers Made with Non-Corrosive Movements
and Expansion Stems
FOR INDICATING TEMPERATURES
in BLAST FURNACES, HOT AIR PIPES, TEMPERING and ANNEALING OVENS,
GLASS WORKS, BOILER FLUES, GALVANIZING and LEAD BATHS.
TINNING POTS, BAKER OVENS. OIL and TAR STILLS,
SUPERHEATED STEAM, ETC.
HIGH GRADE THERMOMETERS REGISTERING UP TO 600° FAHRENHEIT.
STEAM, VACUUM, WATER, HOT BLAST AND HYDRAULIC (SAUCES ENQINE REGISTERS,
AND CLOCKS FOR ENQINE ROOMS, ETC. j
No. 48 CENTRE ST. — Bet. Duane and Pearl Ste. — NEW YORK.
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New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON'S LABORATORY, .....
ORANGE, N. J.
Oranqe Telephone, “311 Oranqe."
^EDIBON, SUSSEX COUNTY, N. j!, Edison " " 5 B Dover."
ORANGE, N. J., January 22, 1897,
Copy of letter from "Crane Iron- Tories- Catasauqua, Fa>!
Thos . A. -Edison,
Orange , New Jersey. :
Dear Sir
X beg herev/ith to submit a preliminary report. in relation to
the working of your briquettes in one of our ..furnaces at Catasauqua.
We commenced charging the briquettes in the proportion of 25# of our
mixture, and gradually increased this percentage until we used them' ex¬
clusively. During the period of the test, no charge was made in the
ordinary routine of the furnace, excepting such as became necessary ow¬
ing to the increased yield due to briquettes. Prior to their use, the
furnace, with our ordinary mixture, had been producing from 100 to ilO
tons* per day. The yield gradually increased in proportion- to the quan¬
tity of briquettes used, until the yield reached 1381/2 tons per day,
an increase of fully 33$.. As soon as this result, was, reached , the
briquettes were exhausted, so that I am unable to say how much the out¬
put might have been still further increased. I am, however, of the
opinion that after a longer experience, we could probably increase the
yield still further, say up to 50$.
We found that the quality of the iron steadily improved in
proportion to the quantity of briquettes used. The iron made from all
briquettes showed unusual strength, and was, in fact, the strongest and
-2-
toughest foundry iron we have ever made. Considered chemically, the
iron could not be better, as the purity of the briquettes enabled us to
make an iron very low in phosphorous and sulphur. For Bessemer Pig,
the ore is an ideal one, as a furnace would make a large product, and
the iron would be of the best Bessemer quality.
Owing to the regularity of briquettes both physically and
chemically, the furnace using them would be likely to work with more
uniform regularity than is now customary, and I think that we would have
less of the ordinary derangements which are largely due to irregular
quality of our present ore mixtures, especially where we have to mix
several ores together to get the desired result.
Another advantage in the use of your briquettes is that with
the same amount of fuel , we can smelt a larger quantity of ore, and the
saving in fuel during the period when all briquettes used was not less
than 50 cts. per ton. The limestone showed a reduction from SO <f° to
12/o of the ore charge, thus effecting a saving of 14 cts. per ton of
iron made. The increased output due to the richness of briquettes and
their ease of reduction, effected a saving of labor due to the fact that
practically the same number of men handled a larger furnace yield. This
saving of labor amounted to between 15 and 20 cts. per ton of iron pro¬
duced. After very careful consideration we are satisfied that with a
continuous run of briquettes in the furnace, we would effect a saving
in smelting cost of not less than 75 cents per ton, as compared with our
present mixture .
Owing to the peculiar characteristics of the briquettes, due
to their porosity, it is quite possible that Eastern furnaces in using
them will be able to use a smaller proportion of coke and a correspond¬
ing increase in anthracite coal, and perhaps all anthracite. This
wouacI effect a still further saving in cost of fuel, as the price of
anthracite is only about three-quarters the price of coke.
Perhaps one of the most important advantages to be gained by
the use of briquettes is that the yield of a blast furnace will be
materially increased. It seems quite fair to assume that the average
yield can be increased from 35 to 50$, and any profit, therefor, would
be realized upon this increased product, without an increase in cost of
plant. As an average blast furnace and equipment costs several hund¬
red thousand dollars, it would be quite a material saving of capital and
interest on investment if we could get from two furnaces by using bri¬
quettes the same yield which ordinarily would be produced from three
furnaces using present ore mixture .
It is somewhat difficult to give exact daily output of a furn¬
ace, as the casts are made four or five hours apart, so that sometimes
six casts might be made within twenty-four hours, and other days only
five casts. You will observe, therefore, that a difference of half an
hour might throw a cast into the next succeeding day, although most of
the work would have been done in the furnace the day before . This will
explain the apparent irregularity of the following figures:-
"Average Daily Analysis"
Date
Quantity of
Briquette ^forking
Tons
Sil.
Phos .
Sulph .
Manganese
5
25/Z
104
2 .750
.830
.018
.500 '
6
371/2#
1241
2 .620
.740
.018
.350
7
50 •%
13af
2 .572
.580
.015
.200
8
75 %
119
1 .844
.264
.022
.200
9
100 $
1381
1.712
.147
.038
.185
You will observe that the
yield of
the furnace gradually in-
creased
from 104 tons per day
to 138
i1/2 tons,
On
the 9th
inst . at
5 P. M . , the briquettes having been nearly exhausted, the percentage was
dropped to 25^ and on the 10th, the output dropped to 120 tons, and on
the 11th, the furnace had resumed her usual work on our regular standard
ores. Prom the time that the 25 % of briquettes came down, the iron
gradually increased in strength, and as above stated, also improved in
chemical analysis , and, taken as a whole , it is the most satisfactory
ore we have ever had at Catasauqua, and we trust that you will soon be
able to give us a large and regular supply of what we consider to be a
most valuable addition to the Eastern ore supply. As the object at
which wo aim ;is to make good and cheap iron, we can afford to pay you •
a good price for this material, hoping to offset any increased cost of
ore by a reduction in cost of fuel, limestone, and labor, and an increase
in our product.
I write you this fully and frankly because I consider thut our
interests are identical. ’<Ve are anxious to have the ore, and we ap¬
preciate its importance and desirable qualities, and I hope that you will
soon be in position to furnish us with plenty of it, and I knot that our
neighbors are also quite anxious to get it. I have never seen as much
interest in any furnace experiment as was ■ .manifested while we were us¬
ing the briquettes. Nearly all the furnace men in the East visited
Catasauqua and expressed their satisfaction at the working of the ore,
and the prospective addition of briquettes to their source of supply.
I feel quite sure that you will have no trouble in marketing all you can
make .
Yours very truly,
Leonard Peckitt,
President .
'/^oC'Ccawis' t_y.
<?6 ^^ccu/r/'&ed .
'&&mrv.gt£
W. Si Mai lor y( Esq.
V.P
My doar sir:—
vyeAta/ jan. , 30th, 4
lory. Esq . , /
. ;N..Jy is Penna . Concentrating Works,
\i Orange, N.J.
. lamXvery much indebted for your favor
of 30th inst . enclosing copy of letter from the Crane
Iron Works Company to Mi^X Edison, The information
furnished is certainly, mosix gratifying, and I await
with interest the result of the further test, which I
hope will be made in the near
for your attention, I am
|NJew Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
General offices:
EDI80N LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J., March 4, 1897,
. . Specification.
?or the Construction of Sight Bri clear jpurnaces and Ovens.
g:0 be constructed according to the following specification and
accompanying drawings A 1399 and ^ 1403, and upon the Foundation
erected and furnished by th e New Jersey and tjensylvania Concen¬
trating Works, at Edison, Sussex oo". New Jersey.
The total length. of furnaoe and oven to be twenty feet and
two inches (20 1-2" ); the width of furnaoe seven feet (7'-0")oenter
to center; th» width of Oven five feet six inches (5'-6i?J;the
heightof furnaoe six feet three inches (61-3*); the height of oven
twenty three feet ( 231-0") above its foundation.
The furnaoe to be constructed with a fuel chamber four feet
seven inches (4’-7") long, four feet four inches (4’~4") in width,
and the height above bearer bar at furnace door to be thirty two
inches (32") and at the back end thirty eight inches (38*).
The tops to be made with longitudinal arch of nine inches (9")
fire firo brick and nineA(9”) red brick laid straight;the sides
to be sixteen inch (16S) walls with a fire lining of equal
number of four and one half inch (4-1/2" ) straight line and nine
jVjEw Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
GENERAL OFFICES:
ISON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
WORK8:
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J.,
inches (9 "^roulade or cross laid brick, the fire lining to go
from the bottom of the grate bare to the abutments of the arch
into whioh the walla are to be interlocked , and the red brick
of said wall3 are to be interlocked into the fire brick lining.
Below the fuel chamber will be found the ash pit and of the
following measurement's; the length four feet seven inches ( 4 1 -7 " ),
the width to be four feet {41 -4"), and height at front end twenty
five inches (25 and at back end nineteen inches (19 ”9 ;the .. .*i
height to top of dead plate on the fuel chamber Casting to be
twenty-eighty (28 ;at the proper base of the grate the bearing
bars are to be masoned into the side walls.
In the ash pit and at the proper distance from the center,
three feet one inch (31-1?) and at the proper height of twelve
Inohes (12))} and extending into the side wall thirty inches (30")
is to be masoned the air pipB , ten inches diameter (10”) with
its elbows to be furnished by the Company*
Into said front wall of furnace and ash pit the cast iron
oasings for the doors will have to be set and solidly masoned,
and in said front of fuel chamber and at the proper distance, of
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ORANGE, N. J.
Edison, Sussex Co., N. j.,
four feet four inches from the base line and in the center
ia another air pipe, extending in the thickness of front wall
thirteen inches (13"), of ten inches diameter (10") with its
elbow.
At the last two ovens the bolts and thiir anohors are' to
be solidly masoned for the buekstays at the end, and are to be ;
put in by the Contractor where required; all castings , bolts and
air pipes will be furnished by the Company.
The said furnace to be connected to the oven and constructed
with a flue as shown and of dimensions as follows , the width
to be two feet six inches (2*r6»); height from base line two feet
eight inohes 1f2'r8ii|; and height from center of arch down twenty
five inches (25"); the thickness to be fifteen inches (15")and
follow with its top-line to continue with the arch of the fur ** ^
furnace; the sides to be lined with fire brick four and one half
inoheet4-0/2f j straight line and nine inches (9") crocs laid fire
briok, the bottom to be lined with fire brick as shown on the
drawing A 1399. The said side walls of the furnaces to be thirty-
two inches (32") thick, between eaoh furnace.
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EDISON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
WORKS: Edison 0,fioe Telephone, 5 B Dover,
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J„
To the furnace Is anchored and connected the grioker Oven,
the dimensions of which are as follows ,on the inside the length
from the back of the fuel chamber to be fourteen feet sixteinches .
(14'-6«); the width on inside at bottom two feet six inches {Z'-6f
for a length of thirteen feet three inches (131-3*), and the re¬
maining fifteen inches (15“) to be three feet (S'-O"). The dimen¬
sions on the outside to be fifteen feet six inches (l5l;-6»)long
from the top of the furnaoe the width to be five feet six inches
(5* -6?) the height to be twenty -three feet (231-0") from top of
foundation ; the inside at the base to be three inches (3") thicker
to form a resting shoulder for cross laid fire clay tile, the
sideB to be lined with fire brick not less than four and one
half inches thick for a height of twenty-six inches(26») and length
of thirteen feet three inches (1311-3*), 'the thickness of walls for
a height of twenty-six inches (26») to be eighteen inches (18")
thick.
All walls on inside as well as outside to be plumb, and
above the base or foundation no less than eighteen inohes'(18«)
thiok in total. The base of the inner space of the oven to be
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EDI80N LABORATORY,
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J,
to be thirteen feet (13T-0") long from the. flue and above the
shoulder to be three feet wide, the walls above aaid shoulder
to be plumb and of equal right angular area and have a thickness
of fifteen inohes (15"j in total and to be constructed of
an outer wall; one briok in length ... . .. an inner wall of
one briok in thickness . and the remainder of space
between a filling of Mineral Wool as shown.
The inner space above the shoulder is constructed to con¬
tain a chain conveyor with bucket which travels through the
said space and said chain and bucketrf-their Idler Wheels and Shafts
and Journals and boxes will be furnished by the gompany, with
frames and bolts and anchors to hold the journal boxes or Wall
Castings in place.
• iShe contractor is to place and mason all the boxes and their
holding bolts and anchors into the walls according to the
dimensions given in the drawings and directions given by the
Engineer or agent of the gonpanv,
All fire brick to be laid in clay mortar and all red brick'
to be laid in lime mortar and the courses to made on level lines,
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EDISON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
W0RK8:
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J,
anfl binders to the oourses to be laid across about every sixth
course, and about twenty-four inehes(24lt) apart, or according to i.
special instructions given by the company *8 Rgineer or agent;
The wrought iron binders that are shown on the drawings to be
placed and masoned at proper intervals longitudinally of twenty-
four inohes(24") apart and every sixth(6) course in height and
between the binders or according to special instructions of the
Conpanyf's Engineer or agent.
The tie rods and bolts are to be placed according to the
dimensions given on the drawings and the anchors and bolts for
holding the oast iron top to be placed according to the dimensions
given on the drawing,
ffhe Mineral Wool the Contractor must put or have it put
in the space between the inper wall and the outer wall, and he
must not build his walls more than two feet high, before the
Mineral Wool is put in place in order that he can properly fill
the said space with Mineral Wool according to special instructions
given by the Compands Engineer or Agent,
The contractor to erect all Scaffolding, material for whioh
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EDISON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
Edison Office Telephone, b
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J,
will be furnished by the Company. The material will be furnished b
by the Company, but all labor of every kind for laying bricks
and mixing mortar &c&c,, to be furnished by the Contractor.
All work to be of the best workmanship and to the entire satis¬
faction of the Company and to be according xo the Specification
and drawings as well as to the instructions given by the
Company's or their Engineer or agent.
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EDISON'S LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
ORANGE, N. J.,
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GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J. '
Edison Office Telephone, S B Dover, N. J.
Oranoe 11 " 311 Orange.
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J., April ym.
v Col. John iU v/ooci,
Sjfj ^roadway,
Wow Vo fv Civy.
hoar ftJrj- •
Mr. Edison and the writer went over our insurance last
ni'tht and are not, at all pi awe a with the vay in which you have
placsu’ it. 7*o object to ouch lar-te lines with the followi nfr
-companies.
tfes tehee tap ^ ' $55150.
. Insurance- Co. Stats' Of N. Y, • if $1000. . .
• • Globe. $20500.
Norwood 11500.
;:or do wn Hire much • insurance in -ootq> antes lifce Broadway
Standard New Jersey, or Union Mutual pipe Of New Jersey.
Hereafter do not talte a line with any Company to exceed
' $85000 and we would prefer it to ,.e less.
■ 1 •-* 'You will reduce the amounts at once as follows: -
Westchester to $25000, Broadway to •'J5000, Tnsurm-je Co. state
• of New YopJt $20000, Standard of Hew Jersey to $2500, Globe $10000
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GENERAL OFFICES;
EDISON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
Edison Office Telephone, 5 B Dover, N
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J.,
Horwuofi to §8000, Union Mutual Insurance Co. 'He* Jersey' cancel
§1800.
V,'r, fine?, there nro nearly 200 Companies doing businoso in
* *w* Ywrir snl n- nro in abouv forty. -Wa- 'front- raora Obopnhi'ea" atifi
- 3wi.12.fsr linos. V1 a are corap oil &fi to pay a' vary hi/* 'prouitiai ar.fi wa
want ' the 'best possible protection; .
Yours very truly, ■
Now Jar soy & Pennsylvania Con. tjue,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON LABORATORY,
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J., Apm 2*1,1397.
H.*y broadwuy '
t'aw York Citjf-ji
3>sa:r 'Ur:- . . .... .
Please ro*V« the follourinty changes in our- insurance
■ Change to -'K'-'t nviVing all br loiter plant :"22 and transfer
inaurAnb* now on i , no ix • All cuvet* bulletins and machinery >
; • • •• Chan.ro -”5 to ^'2 and 'transfer" all incur anco now or: ## so it
will cover building and machinery this wo want to do so to
man a cS9 mill one risk ( please ci.-.mr'O this on your fire plan)
tulldinx •t’l Reduce building from $108'00 to“$5<300 and
machinery from $35000 to $20000.
. . iJuildint ^2{ in eluding insurance to bo transfers! from -#5 as
""atove) Increase buildin-T from #.$42250 to $50000 and machinery ■
"from $95500 to $125000
•""" Duilaihg P-’A Reduce bulletin" from $25000 io$10000 , -stock- from
$30000 to $25000 and Kaop $10500 on machinery as at present.
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Edison Office Telephone, 6 B Dover, N. J.
Ohanqe " “ 811 Oranqe.
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J.,
Euildln;? #<1 Cancel S&000 on building and $1000 on machinery,
ijuiiain.i; “•a?. , & £$4* , are all to ho known aa
Hovi-Ui you th& other flay ana as above
. ~ ■ Bulletin* builfiirvj from $14!:00 -to $80000’ -ntd • -
' maolitivarV* -from $«5SOO'to' $78000 • •
• Bulletin* #»0. Refitted bulletins from- §10000 to §.‘>000 and keep
• machinery :'$5000 •'•••»»'• -at 'present.--- •• 1 • -• ' ■ - ' .
• ■ Builfiiny. ="-33. 'Cano el §800 _ on Lull dim ant? V>0CI on machinery.
• . . - B’-iiidiny Iner&aso builfiin* fr'orfi''§10000 to 'f-'lS&OO *r.nt l
■ machinery from §77000 to §90000.
••u-r»»*-tMt‘l<Mth'j #40. Reduce Building from §10000 -to fJfiOOO' ■tiritf'-'"
'.•mao'hiit'js’ y ’from $12000 to §!iOOQ.
Bui lui’n r rf' 43 .Cane <il § 2000 ' on machinery; " . '
X5uil4in^-#30i’ Cancel' §2000 : on' and '$5000 ' orf "
machinery. ■ • ' ' ' '"
. A fpood nmny of the above changes can be mafie by transfarinn;
-•the •policies from one bulletins to another wi thout cancelling the"'
policies. Wo shall expect you to make the changes with least
possible fftlt ••to us. fleas a give the matter your immediate
GENERAL OFFICES!
EDI80N LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
WORKS!
attention.
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GENERAL OFFICES:
EDI80N LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
Edison Office Telephone, 5 B Dover, N. J,
Orange “ " 311 Orange.
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J.,
liuilainr? A ft B ounce! $1000 on bull dine and $7000 on
machinery.
Yours very truly,' . . — .
New Jersey ft Pennsylvania Con. Wks.
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GENERAL OFFICES:
EDI80N LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N, J.
Edison Office Telephone, S B Dover
Orange “ " 311 O
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J., r>ay u, iw.
•"New 3 ersey & Pennsylvania Con.
Mi son,
IlfS' Jersey,
Dshr Mrs:- . -
, . "/e propose to furnish you wit:, qjm, of our Class
"’Special "team ‘’hovels to veith sixty tons or more Tor-ths hand- -
■lin’s of loose and broken rook ancl ere, to bo oonstrucfsd as "per
specifications attached; and a.jree ( barin.3 strikes and unforeeen""
accidents beyond our control to ship t.h'e shovel on or before’ —
’ V/e <\narant oe that this shovel will load upon your oars’ .
fifteen hundred { l»on ) cubic yards of broken rook ( measured
— in place after blasting) the kind and character as sewn by our •
Hr." Wuerfel to-day ; in a day of ten hours and do it- c entilin'-'
-ously; also that the liiOO cubic yards may be composed of '
lar.^e pieces of five (5 ) tons and smaller, which are to bo
•-chained. -
. i?e .tuarantee that the shovel win do your work satisfactorily
• to you and ship it subject to a trial of thirty (30) days from’
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GENERAL OFFICES:
>180 N LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
EDISON OFFICE TELEPHONE, 5 B DOVER, N. J.
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J.,
N. J. Con. Wk > •
the time it is in position to load, and if the shovel does
the work as herein stated, you are to accept same and pay ns
as hereafter provided; and if it does not do the work as
herein guaranteed, we will take it out of your way free of
'expense to you and refund you any freight yon may have paid on
i t .: ' '
; ' We will furnish one competent man free of expense to you
• to take charge of the shovel , and run it during the thirty
(30) days trial and also instruct your men.
‘ We will guarantee the shovel against breakage in the ordinary
operation of. the shovel for four months and should any
"breakage occur, except through carelessness of your men,' • we '■
will furnish you such ; parts without charge.
. If at the expiration of the thirty days trial we shall have
■ 'fulfilled, our guarantee and the shovel proves to be as re pro s' eft-
\ ' .
■ted, ■ yo^ are to accept it, relieve our engineer, and pay ha ' '
sixty five hundred (tf«ROO) dollars , of which twenty five hundred
i'6‘ to be cash , two thousand your four months note and two
•thousand your six months note, the notes to bear interest.
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GENERAL OFFICES;
EDISON LABORATORY,
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J.,
N* J. & P.i. Oon. WJfs. s"-3
The sixty five hundred dollars is Jft 0. B, Toledo.
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Edison Office Telephone, s B Dover, N, J,
Oranqe " " 311 Oranoe.
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J.,
•specification of 00 ton Victor «*hovel.
To weigh f SO tons or more.
Oar 9' f>« witis, 38 fast Ion- , sills of two (8) 12" heavy
""I ijOcinTs and «> heavy channels with separation and well braced' .
'- With cross beams and fill, re; !/•! " steel deck fcutte and heavy""
2" 'bast, plate across the bow to which the steel jack ana's are .
"'fastened, .rack arms are of cast steel and reach out 3-l/f, feet
' "aW have steel nut ana !•" steel screws.
special rock dipper of two (2) cubic yards capacity with '
•••••three (3) steel pointed heavy teeth, in" dipper arms well- mounted
■v/ivh a . bars anti heavy atenl racks; 4-3/2" solid steel shipper
■•shaft with steel pinions and 42" heavy steel friction cop; who'Cle.
CJrane engines 0" x b" quick reversible, •' -
'ixtra strong fire box boiler tested to 125 pounds working "
'pressure with all brass fittings , ' two.( 2) injectors. ■ .
double 10" X 12" hoisting engines and double 6" X «• forcing
or; crane engines, all gearing and frictions of heavy pattern and
•of oast steel, hoisting gear of 43" diameter of heavy pattern,"' -
liS«v> ot«,l crane of 12" heavy channel^, and 8" x 0" heavy angles
for stiffening , twenty two (22) feet high and twenty three (23)
GENERAL OFFICES :
EDI80N LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
[ENCLOSURE]
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
GENERAL OFFICES:
ISON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
• WORK8:
Edison Office Telephone, 5 B Dover, N. J.
Oranqe “ " 311 OftANQE.
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J.,
fa-5t reach each <j Ida from center and thirteen fe->t Qsj clear
lift from tracic ^ith tioor open.
"teel mast, steel propelling sprocket, chain of square links
oktra 'dropped forged, 1-l/s" hoisting chain of very best quality-
•excavator or 'dredge ohain, evincing chain '//«" of extra quail ?yy
hhovel to be complete in all parts.
May 21st. 1897.
Thomas A.. Edison, Esq.,
Orange , U. J.
My Dear Sir:
We hma been much interest^ in your reconi communica¬
tions, and are very glad indeed tliat you have such faith in the
future. If you can afford to he cheerful, it should he oasy for
the rest of tho trade. The writer hopes to spend next Tuesday
with you at Edison. If you will not ho there on that day, will
you kindly advise. We will than talk matters over, and no doubt
your philosophy and faith will be an inspiration, 'We are not,
however, oast down nor discouraged; we have full faith in the
ultimate prosperity of tho iron trade, the only question being as
to which section shall come out ahead, ;
We await with much interest the sample briquettes about which
Mr. Mallory writes, and hope to have some briquettes to show you
made from your ore by an enthusiast here. He brought us in some
boautiful samples, weighing. about an ounce apieee, which he says •
contain but 12 lbs. of binder (a deadsocrot) and cost but 20 to
80 cts. per ton of concentrate. He too so much afraid that you
would find out what he used, that he took than away again, and if
we camot recapture them, to hope to have spine made from other
Thanking you for yoitr
ifidenice and encouragemait ,
Yours. Very truly.
Jr <
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New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J. L
H.QH BridqE=U |(l d
92 Mile# F«o- JtRrn cJ'N. J.
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J., jun* io, 1397.
Dear Mr. Edison:-
Pavey has i\ill force of/ carp enters at work
to-aay on the Power Station , an\ the maeohs are also at work
on the balance of the foundation Vn Mil3/#L.
Five of the castings^ that carry the Pillow
blocks for the Jack shaft and two ofN^ie large oasting that
carry the connecting shafting betweei jf^he three high rolls
and Jack shaft are in place. On one/ of \he large castings the
bolt hole 8 are out 1" center to cent Jr, sd^that we have been
compelled to chip them, and will charge this la'tjor back to the
Weimer people. Everything else moving along about\the same t
usual.
Herter promise/ to give me the orde^ for the
steam pipe and fittings for the Power Station to-morrow. N
Yours very truly,
. New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
WORKS :
HIGH BRIDGE BRANCH, 0. R. R. OP N. J.
Edison Office Telephone, 6 B Dover, n. J.
Orange " " 311 Orange.
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J, June n, 1397.
Dear Mr, EdisonS-
I herewith enclose letter from PasBaio Rolling
Mill Co., which is very pleasing. l/have written them that we
have no more Briquettes a^present/ , but when we start up we
will be glad to quote them tf^ice^ , also thanking them for
making the test for us.
The castings fo^Nthe three high roll jack shaft
are all in plaoe except one. J bu\two of them are not as yet
bolted down., The masons hafre completkp the balance of the
foundation for the jack sjpift at the end icloeest to the
French Engine House and sire work on the foundation for the 14
mesh rolls over the drain.
Savey has about 25 men at work Op the Power
Station and has the studding up for boiler house and two of the
trusses on. Every thing else going on about as usual.
About eight or ten of the Franklin people have
been here this afternoon and I showed them through the plant. Also
explained to them thoroughly as to the workings of the three
high rollB and I think they caught the idea. They will undoubtedly
will go out to Orange to see you, and as the matter stands now
■ New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
Edison Offioe Telephone, 6
311 Ohanoe.
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J.,
Mr. Edison. 2
I think the chances are favorable that they will adopt our
machinery.
I also told them that when they got down to
drawing plans, that you would be very glad to go over them and
give them the benefit of your experience.
Yours very truly,
f New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J.,/ Juna ie, 1397.
Dear Mr. Edison: -
Bnolosed please find oarbo^ copy of letter to
Mr. Conley as to three high roll work, jf have made inquiry and
find that everything is here, so the wa£k of erecting can go
ahead rapidly. The oast iron foundat/ons are being put in place
this afternoon , the chipping having all been completed.
Have ordered the pattern/ and castings for the
electrical crane, but have been u/able so far to order the bridge ■
s Hertor will have to make some/ changes in the trolley on account
of the tvears. We telegraphed General Electric this morning to
see vriiatlWH1 they could change ybtandard gears for us, and as yet
have liad noNreply,
Have\no;t as yet received notice of the shipment of the «0
1 steam shovel. \ff X d</ not hear before the end of the weak
will telegraphs. theraT”
I have stirred up Taylor for the mould wheels casting
and you will undoubtedly receive some of them in a day or to.
The jig for mould wheel was shipped from here last '
Saturday by frei$vt.
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
QJU&*
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J.,
id|^<
3,10"AN‘1E'
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Will look into the dynamo matter andlreport later
Sayey is mak i ng good progress • to-day on toe-Pcwer House , and says
if lie has good weather will have it completed inside of one? week.
The pipe line for oil system is practically finishd&h.:
to Mill^l, also has been dug to crusher plant. :
I can arrange with Brady Bros ., lake Hopatcong for the
U3e of 12 to 15 dump cars 3-1/2 cubic yards each, if we will
pay the freight fnora Jamestown H.Y, to Edison and from Edison to
lake Hopatcong. >after we are through with them and also put the c
cars in as good condition as they wer9 when they were received.
I think we had better order them on. Please telephone me about t$$
this.
Y our 8 very truly,
[ENCLOSURE]
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
Edison Office Telephone, 5 B Dover, n. J.
Ohanoe 11 " 311 Orange.
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J., Juno i«, issv.
tfrv 0-. J. Conley Supt ,,
.Edison,
Now Jersey.
■ -•Dear flii-’ S -
. Have ; just received a telephone message fronr Mr.' "
‘■Raison • nnJriTtT that the l'i msch three kt£h rolls bs complete) a at
•earltatet possible moment so that the test feay be made oh the ^
-tfm'n-lng off mechanism to enable us to order the balance' !fW the ' \
other three rolls. He aek that you put on. every available man ,\
you -can' vork to advantage as he is afraid the shovels 'will arrive
before the rolls-, are ready to run.
Yours very truly,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
WORKS: Edison Office Telephone, 6 B Dov
HIGH BRIDGE BRANCH, C. R. R. OF N. J. ORANGE " " 311
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J., .Tune 17, 1397.
Dear Mr. 3dison:- /
The roof of the Power House is being put on
to-day and seven of the trusses and/the board s on the studs are
in place on Power station. /
/
The seven stone pi'ers for Jaok Shaft in Power
Station are completed and the /op brick work on two is also
completed., the other five wifr be finished as soon as the
cement arrives. /
The cast iron Jfoundat ion for the three hi^i
rolls are in place and are bling leveled. Mr. Conley says the
one set of rollB will be o&npelled by Tuesdaynight next.
I find that /I was mistaken when I advised you that
the castings for the tumiL off mechanism were here. The cast¬
ing are being made by Moiris Count* and they have agreed to ship
the laBt of them Saturday or Monday morning next.
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
WORKS:
Edison Office Telephone, 5 B Dover, N. J.
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J.,
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GENERAL OFFICES:
. EDISON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
WORKS:
Edison Office Telephone, s b Dover, N. j.
Oranoe " " 311 oranoe.
• _ Edison, Sussex Co., N. J„ June 22, 1397.
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Dear Mr. Edison
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- Rnolo8efl Pl0ase letter from General
Electric Co., you will note they do not make definite promise
as to shipment and up to this writing I have heard nothing from
Hughes who telegraphed to Schenectady yesterday to learn whsa
shipment could be made and he agreed to notify me as soon as -he
had a reply
I think it would bo a 5ood idoo if you would take tho
“P 'lth *• *• F~ »»ffie,ted ,h, other day.
Attached please find copy of order .eat the., al,0 date order
was given them.
I will do nothing further in the matt er until I
hear from you.
Yours verji truly,
[ENCLOSURE]
v Mr. T. A, Bftieon, m
Pres. JT. J • * 3?%* Concentrate a Co.
Mlsen, Basaex Co., W.Ji
Truet you will jc insily al low us to ausknotflejige receipt
of y<>nr q&ep of June 16th for apparatus. =3SB *rtor hflo uemt 4uir v
— 5laoeft wlth tha Tkctonr ana shipment will lie maae as pron^tly aA
possible.
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J,
Edison Office Telephone, 5 B Dover, I
Edison, Sussex Co, N. J, June as, 1837.
Deki*,JMrV Sfllson:-
’ 1 The roof of th^ Power House is practically
finished and the stone flooring inside/of Power House is
practically completed. At threV high, rolls the foundations cast!
inga are all in place both for theyrolls and the lack Shaft.
The holes for the 1* mesh set of rolls are are
. they hope to complete the
up and the bottom roll is in plao
machine to-morrow or day after. \
The shafting fov the turning\>ff mechanism will be
ready to go to-morrow moaning. T hav0 talked again with Ward
^regarding, the 'maehirri work on the mouldV wheel castings and he
is still of +-he option that it is neccossar* to go over them
twice to prevent /pringing. He says the fact that the holes are
cast Bdid does not make any material difference.
On my way up it occurred to me that if you could
arrange to have the 4arge lathe run from 7 o'clock in the
morning until 12 at night , making 16 hours per day and have tow
men on it each working S hours., this would be a gain of
considerable in time.
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J. EDISON OFFICE TELEPHONE, 5 B DOVER, N. J.
WORKS: " “ 31 1 Orange.
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J,
i.jc. Raison 2
I herewith enclose labor report for yesterday
..Saturday there were 151 men at work making 145 2 hours, Sunday
52 men at work making 380 hours.
Yours Very truly,
J
J
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J., June 23, 1397.
DBar Mr. Bdison:-
The rdofing paper j is being put on Power House to¬
day, rock for flooring^inside J completed and men are digging the
foundations for gri 3 Snkne.W men are at work on track .Daven¬
port side crusher plant, also /cutting brush at Ogdeh mine.
In Mill #1 the/ iron frame work for conveyor Jki
is in place. On the three hl)jh rolls they found it necessary to'
take out the bottom roll and' ma\e some slight changes in casting
and to-day have put it back' and\r9 now putting fin; the- second
roLL. The model shaft for mould wl\eel was shipp-ed to Orange
to-day by express from Pittsburg. \
On the oil tank's, I have riot as yet succeeded in
getting just what wo want and the tanks that I have found are
old and rusty and more (jr less dirty, so to-day I have asked bids
on new tanks from , Tippett & Wood, Dover Boiler Works, and
Sharon Boiler Works. Do you think we run any risk of dirt get¬
ting into the bearings in case we buy old tanks.
I herewith enclose Mr. Conley report of the Silver
spring mine work.
Yours very truly.
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
ison Office Telephone, 6 B Dover,
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J., June 29, 1397.
My Dear Mr. Mi son: -
The\ Erie foundation ie completed and Savey
will finish the house as\soon as the lumber is received which is
promised to-morrow. He i? at work now on one of the bents to
carry pipe line from Power \station to Crusher plant. One of the
hoods is on stack at Power 'plant and the other is being put on
to-day. The carpenters are at\work tin muck house and quite a
gang of men on the railroad trackv on Davenport side of crusher
plant.
In Mill #1 oonveybr #6 is being rapidly put
to-gether and a portion of it being complete with wheels, buckets
axles etc. The Jack shaft is completed wi^h gears and pulleys
and the right angle shaft is in place compete with gears.
Herter ecpec ed to give mk the order for the
gears for three hi#i rolls to-day, but found at\he last moment
that he would have to make a change, so will not get them off until
to-morrow. We herewith enclose labor report of yesterdi
Yours very truly,
P. S . Just in receipt of your telephone message about mou.ia
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
GENERAL OFFICES:
ISON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
Edison, Sussex Co, N. J, Juns 30» 1897'«
Dear Mr. Edison! -
Aehea are being puVon the floor of the Power
House and sole plates, pillow blo'ckd-.., have bepn delivered to
Jaolt cshaft Power House ready to/go on.''.. The hoods are in place
on both stacks with exception of a few graces that go on
to stiffen them. The house for pipe line, that goes on top
of dynamo room of crusher plant is up and ready 1 for boarding.
Two of the yracks are practically completed on the Davenport
side side of crusher plant and the third one is\ being changed
now. Conveyor #6 is practically completed, anly about a dozen .
ifts, whirls eto to be put on.
shaft for driving conveyor along the
more buckets, shafts
The count 91
threo high rolls in place, as are the head and tail pulleys on
the conveyor. Dennis is piping up the boiler for pump.
I have succeeded in making a trade with Worthington
for a compound pump, but will not get it dntil about August 1st.
but have arranged with Dennis to put in one of the pumps , now
as in Babcock boiler room, which with an injector will keep us
runing until the compound pump is received. I figure it will ..
pay us to wait as they claim the saving in fuel will be about .
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON LABORATORY
ORANGE, N. J.
WORKS:
HIGH BRIDGE BRANCH, C. R. R. OF
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J., June so, 1397.
Oranos “ " 311 Ora
Dear Mr. Edison!-
So far we have been unable to get any prices
+v„. „ . compound
that are cheaper on a second hand #20 Edison, dynamo than that
quoted by the General Electric Co on a new one. I herewith en¬
close letter from them relative to new dynamos and wish that you
would telephone me to-morrow , whether I had better close with
them for the 4700. machine they offer.
Yours very truly.
New Jersey & 0ennsylvania Oon. Wkt
JOHN H. WOOD
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GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
WORKS:
ON HIOH BRIDGE BRANCH, C. R. R. OF N. J.
Edison Office Telephone, 6 B Dover, N. J.
Orange “ " 31 1 Orange.
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GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
WORKS:
Edison Office Telephone, 5 B Dover, n. J.
ORANGE “ " 311 ORANGE.
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J.,
Sept, 11, 1897*
Mr J. Fr Randolph
Orange,
New Jersey.
Dear SirJ-
Mr Edison asfcs that Freddy get to-gether at onoo
all the parts of the experimental 3 high rolls that was set up
on first floor of the maohine shop. Or^-Kj vt-A Jryt~
w 5.^
Your 8 very truly,
Edison, N, J. September 18, 1897,
Griaioy:- • . ; *0
We have shipped the two Brennan crushers to the
Dee lose Consolidated lead Co ., which please bill to them at
$400, each,, also the .following extra parts which charge to
at one cent per pound. Price on all is F. 0. B. fldison, N, J.
Bxtra toggles 5598''
than
Cheek pieces 652'
" * 1475 ‘
Hinged Jaw straps 4518
Swinging " 3585
" " 3308
Pitmans 1590
Crusher plates 3601
large bushings 27-0/2
Small bushing lB-l/2
Toggle blocks 230
Youre very truly,
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Weimer Machine Works Company,
Blowing Engines,
Corliss Engines, and
Special Engines
FOR ALL KINDS OF WORK.
General Blast
Furnace Work,
Cinder Cars,
Furnace Filling Barrows.
ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO THE COMPANY.
LEBANON, PA., Sop.t>22nd>I897
N.J.& Penna Concentrating Works
Gentlemen; =
We are in receipt of your bill dated the 21st, amounting to
$25.10 and would say that there must be some mistake in the amounts charged
for fixing up castings #2158,9 and 65, as we had a talk over the phone
and wrote Mr.Mallory on the I5th,July, and received his reply dated the
I6th, July that while we agreed to allow you to fix the casting instead of
having them returned to us we did so with the understand that the cost
would not be over six or eight dollars, if more than this we would be able
to do it ourselves, we asked Mr.Mallory over the phone to give us. an es¬
timate of the cost and he replied that while he could not do this that he
did not think the cost would be much over this amount if any, that you
would only charge us under the circumstances the actual wages paid your
men, and if you did this it must have taken a very long time to fix up
each set of castings, as when you made report to us we found that some of
the sets would only require a little work to correct the error and others
would require a little more time, at the rate you charge us for the four¬
teen sets it would take over seven hours to fix each set of castings, this
we think outrageous and had we of know that your men would have taken so
long and it cost us so much we would have had them returned as the freight
both ways would only have amounted to a small part of the charge you make
— tS-f'.oiv.doinK the _wor_k_ &P.4 to
ER MACHINE WORKS CO.,
LEBANON, PA.
To . Sheet No.
We do not know what you pay your men but we do not suppose any more
than we pay ours, from 20/ per hour to 25/ according to the ability and
quickness of the man, and we do know that the one casting we did not ship
you before the error was discovered did not take us over two and one half
hours to fix oorreot, you will if you look up your report to us find that
when we shipped you the fourteen sets of castings that you reported one
set O.K. and several others in such condition that the time to fix O.IC.
would be very little. Please look over the matter and see if you have not
made a charge against us at a rate of about 75/ per hour and if you cannot
make a reduction.
Yours Truly
Weimer Machine Wdrks Company
A**, Pres't
Om-
P1LLINC & CRANE,
Gl RARDV BUILDING
Broad & Chestnut Streets
PHILADELPHIA.
September 23rd. 1897.
Mr. J. F. Randolph,
\Trea8. N. J. & Penna. Concentrating Works,
Orange, N. J.
Dear sir:
We have you*- favor of the 22nd. inst. Please make out
the certificate for ten\shares of your stock in name of Pilling &
Crane. We assume that yo\wish this amount credited to the
Laboratory for coal shipment's^ If you wish any other arrangement
made, kindly advise us. Any mdttiod will be satisfactory to us.
Malleable Iron Fittings Co.
branford, conn Sept.. .25*. 189.7. . I89
The New Jersey & Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
Orange, N.J.
Gentlemen: _
We have your favor of the 21st. inst., enclosing your
note of September 1st., at four months, for account to the 1st. inst.;
and while we thank you for the settlement we regret very much that
it was not made by check, as we expected.
We made cash terms you will remember and it is really a dis¬
appointment to us to have to accept a note;-- we trust your next
payment can be in cash.
Yours truly,
crr\
PILLING & CRANE,
GIRARD BUILDING
Broad k Chestnut Streets
Philadelphia. September 28th. 1897.
Thomas A. Edison, Esq,,
Pres. -Orange, N. J.
Dear sir:
We have your favor of the 27th. inst., enclosing certifi¬
cate for ten shares of stock of the New Jersey & Pennsylvania Con¬
centrating Works. We have credited the Laboratory with $1000.,
which we understand is in accordance with your wishes.
Yours very truly.
THE AMERICAN FORCITE POWDER
Subject.
— *(£mintl ^ailruatl <&mw}ratnj trt %em gmeij *-
Ccutvnt Suilbing— Eiberty, ZDest aub H5nsI|iitgtou Streets.
<S. (D. ZDatcvman,
Ijlm UcrrTi, October 4th,
1897.
New Jersey & Penna. Conctg. Works,
Orange, N. J,
Bear Sira : —
We wish to call your attention to settlement of
freight bills which accrue at our Lake Hopatcong station. We note that
for some time past these bills have not been paid at all promptly.
We will be obliged if you will hereafter send check each month not
later than the 15th, to our Treasurer at this office direct, for the
amount of the Agent's biils for charges accrued in the preceding month,
sending also said bill, in order that we may know what items are settled
by the remittance.
Your acquiescence in this matter will be appreciated.
Sessions foundry Co.,
Bristol, Connecticut.
William E. Sessions, general manager and treasurer.
William T. Shepard, secretary.
Oot. 5, 1897,
N, J, & Penn. Concentrating Works,
Orange, H, J .
Oept^cmen:
We are quite disappointed in not receiving remittance !
frpm you for August account. We have also Just received back again
our sight draft made on yon for the same. The amount is $49 .92.
TjlTon't you be good enough to remit by to-morrow's mail and oblige.
Yours truly,
Treas ,
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Weimer Machine Works Company,
Blowing Engines,
Corliss Engines, and
Special Engines
FOR ALL KINDS OF WORK.
General Blast
Furnace Work,
Cinder Cars,
Furnace Filling Barrows.
ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO THE COMPANY.
LEBANON, PA., Oct, 7th, 1897
N.J.& Penna Concent rat ins Works,
W.S. Mallory, V.P,
Edison, N.J.
Dear Sir;=
Replying to your favor of the 6th, Oct, v/s would say that while
we take a great deal of pleasure in helping any and all of our customers
in extending the time agreed upon to make payments we find that at this
time we are in need of cash so that it will be impossible for us to grant
you the privilege of giving us your 90 days note dated the 9th, Sep 't with
interest added for the 90 days in lieu of the one third cash you are to
send us. We are sorry that we cannot accommodate you and hope that in a
few days you will send us the cash and notes as we find we must make use
of both in order to carry on our business.
October 15, 1897*
PUT: 16 \mi
Edison, Nc
Mr J, F. Randolph Tras.;
Orange,
New Jersey.
Dear. Sir
Please Ool J. H* . Wood,. 169 Broadway, New York City* the
following policies which have been cancelled' on account of , the
dynamo clause which we decline to accept. Col Wood is to replace
the insurance in other Companies.
1059 Hamburg Brenen M 39 $2500./expiring Feb27, 1898,
1062 " " M 2, 2500. / : '
415029 . Mutual M 32, 5000, J
415032 » M 39, 2500./
415033 * • M 40, 2500. /
415055 ■ M2, 6000. V
2575703 OWh*' wO. B 39 ,2500, J
March' 15, 1898
Nov 20, 189^.
Dec 27, 189^-
Deo 27, 189^
March 31, 1898
Deo 1,189 tj.
Yours1 very truly.
^W&WJU -
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Weimer Machine Works Company,
Blowing Engines,
Corliss Engines, and
Special Engines
General Blast
Furnace Work,
Cinder Cars,
Furnace Filling Barrows.
ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO THE C
LEBANON, PA.. 0ct ,21st , 1897
N.J. & Fenna Concentrating Works
On the 7th, Inst we wrote you in reply to your request that in¬
stead of your sending us cash as per contract that you be allowed to send
four month note with interest added,
s up to think time received
no reply and as we are in need of some cash between this and the 25th, i
would ask if you cannot make settlement with us.
Wgimer Machine .Works Company
on i,
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Agcy--&'o*wSutraI INI ®0mpm»j 0f %£W %zz sell* —
Central Bitilbing— Etbcrly, iDcst anb EDasffiugtoit Streets.
<5. ©. ZDaietmmt,
auMior sn.ipis ont iii.imtsmitnM. |)teur UoKfc, November 8th, 1897.
New Jersey & Penna. Concentrating Works,
Orange, New Jersey.
Dear Sir
On October 4tn, last, ^called your attention to the
delay we had experienced in collecting/Wght charges due this Company
at our Lake Hopatcong station, and I/made the request that you send check
not later than the 16th to our TrejUurer.at this office, for the amount of
the agent's bills for charges accrued in the preceding month.
Our Agent's report of uncollected bills as of October 31st, last,
shows that you have not paid yto him your September freight and telegraph
bills, amounting to $196. Ol/ which should have been paid on or before
October 15th; neither has/amount reached our Treasurer.
Permit me again to that while we are willing at all times to
extend to our patrons tHfe benefit of our credit allowance system, we
expect, and must insist that our freight bills shall be paid promptly.
Can you not arrange to comply with our requirements in this
matter ?
Yours respectfully.
November 30th, , 1897,
; Kr,- J. C , Reiche,
;£||S||$iiSS.
Dear sir: -
Answering yourB of the 26th, addressed to our Mr. Edison,
vould advise you that there oomes a Hurd " Respirator made of rub¬
ber Respirator- which is worn over the mouth and nose like the an-
closed cut- which can be purchased from Manning Maxwell * Moore of
..HI-' 113 Liberty St., or Mr. L, Best of # 45 Vesey St., II; y. City
_pricie of whioh singly is about $2.00 each- there are also 3omo
" Smoko Protectors " made by the Loeb Respirator Co,, of' 85 Warren
, St., N.Y. City { we have no cut of them) that have speotaolos
Aused in connection with them and you carry a reservour on tho
back-and breathe through cotton filled with Glycerine- wo have one,
this .style at our Edison, N. J,, vroks but have not as ynt p-ivon
same a practical test. • The S. P. Hayward Co., of 365 Canal St.,
get up an apparatus - which they 3ell for something liko $100.00 (
; have no out of that either ) ...
Wo enclose you outs- takan fffrfflmbitjibe.Vof the Now York papers
. about Feby 13th. of present year ; pe-haps-you can suit yourself s
^ from among these. After you hqve finished with the newspaper cute
•rould ask you to pis ase be kind enough to rsturn samo' to us hare au
we ray havs occasion to need them !‘or reference at some late-1 date.
Yours very truly,
II. J, & Perm a. Bone, Works,
par:-
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Correspondence (1898)
This folder contains documents, primarily correspondence, relating to
activities, equipment, and improvements at the Ogden works. Most of the
letters are from Fred R. Andress and Cal Freid, superintendents, to Edison
concerning daily activities and improvements at the Ogden works. Some letters
concern the quality of briquettes and the development of a market for Edison’s
crushing technology, including its promotion by Frank C. Roberts, civil
engineer of Philadelphia, and its adoption by the New Jersey Zinc Co. of
Franklin, New Jersey. There are several items in Edison’s hand relating to
personnel matters, experiments, and lease negotiations. Included is a letter
from Edison to Thomas Robins, Jr., president of the Robins Conveying Belt
Co. in New York City, regarding the duplication of 36-inch rolls and Edison’s
intention "to design a whole line of milling machineiy for sale." Other
correspondents include geologist and mineralogist Henry C. Demming of
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and metallurgist Robert H. Richards of the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Some of the material may be partially
or completely illegible due to light and faded ink and discolored paper.
Approximately 30 percent of the documents have been filmed.
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON'S LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J,
WORKS:
^EDISON, SUSSEX COUNTY, N.J.,
Orange Telephone, “ j
ORANGE, N. J.,
Statement of New Jersey and Pennsylvania Consent rating Works .
January, 1st, 1898, / Capital authorized {2250000,
Plant at Edison, N, J,
Cost Machinery, Buildings, Railroad,
Cars, Locomotives, and all other
appliances, also testing, {2091929,15
Less sales Ore, Sand etc, 158591,64
Cost Real Estate in fee.
Cost Mineral Rights and Leases.
Supplies on hand.
Ors on hand,
Aosounts Receivable,
Cash.
{1933337.51
94770.00
225239.31
35000.00
5000.00
16044.60
8307,77
{2317699,19
Accounts Payable all for Mdse.
Notea Payable all for Mdse,
Capital stock.
9606,73
46793.42
_ 2261299 ,04
{2317699,19-
On the c-apital stock as shown above six
hundred and twenty seven (627) shares have not been issued.
Yours very truly.
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ALEXANDER -ELLIOTT, J
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NO. 17 NORTH THIRD STREET.
HARRISBURG. PA.
Jamary 17, 1898,
Hon. Thomas A. Edison,
Edison,
Sussex Co,, N, J.
Ky Dear Sir;
I hand you herewith a more couplets list of species of
minerals found on your properties in and in the viP.inity of
Edison, N, J, You will observe that the most important elements
to you are ‘mentioned in connection with each mineral, and the
average per cent.
ilt was quite a surprise to me to find corundum
your
property. 1 did not observe--.it :parti.oularly1-until,ls.rea(#ied '
Harrisburg with my specimens.
By referring to the list you will find what you are likely
to have in your briquettes the following important elements;
aluminum, cobalt, c opper, nickel and zinc. Of course it will
require a number of practical runs to determine about the per
centage of each of the foregoing elements in your briquettes.
Have you had the iron analyzed that you found to be so
tough? One or. two analyses of the iron itself, ar brought from
the furnace, ought to throw considerable light on the subject. .
I think it would be better to throw away the list of miner-
als I sent you on the 14th, as in the hurry of typewriting there
were two or three mistakes. The one enclosed, is practically
correct ,
With kindest regards, and sincarest desiresthat the work
at Edison shall be a grand success, I remain
Faithfully yours.
Geologist and Mineralogist.
2
[ATTACHMENT]
Alphabetically arrayed list of species of minerals found on prop¬
erties of the New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works, at
Edison, Sussex county, N. J., prepared by Henry 0. Demming, Min¬
eralogist and Geologist, Harrisburg, Pa., January 18, A. D. 1898.
Actinolite*
as. lo# magnesium oxide,
13.35# calcium oxide;
allanit e.t
■m 15#00#,cerium earths;
amethyst ,
amphibole,
apat it e ,* -
33.32$fluorine,
54.00# calcium oxide;
aragonite,
33.00 carbon dioxide;
asbestus ,
augite, fsee pyroxene,)
axinite,*
boron oxide, Btoa, 4.60#,
18.33# calcium oxide;
azurite.tt
60.00# cupric f copper) oxide*
barite,
baryta 58.00#,
So .00- pulphur trioxide;
bement it e ,
48.10# manganese protoxide;
beryl ,
14.00 gluoina,
calamine ,*
65.03# zinc oxide;
chalcedony,*
ehalcophanite,
20.84# zinc oxide;
chalcopyrit e ,*
30.00# copper,
30.00# sulphur ;
chondrodit e ,
53.01# magnesium oxide;
cobalt it e,*
miorolit e ,*
7# niobium axide,
64.07# tantalum oxide;
molybdenite /ft
molybdenum, 60.00#,
sulphur, 40.00#;
niccolite,*
48.02# arsenic,
39. 0-$ nick el;
ortho o las e .t
14.00# aluminum,
12.50# potash;
polyadelphit e, (garnet , )
magnesian, calcium-iron;
psilomelane,
manganese oxide, 78.00#;
pyrit e',* ,
48.00# sulphur,
2.04# cobalt ,
3.16# nickel,
0.47^thallium;
pyrolusite,*
78.00# manganese oxide;
pyroohroite,
76.00# manganese oxide;
pyroxene* (jeffersonite, )
10.30# zinc oxide;
pyrrhotite, (Hicooliferous ,)
magnetic .
38.00# sulphur,
4.39# nickel;
quartz.*
rammelsbergit e ,
68.00# arsenio,
28.21# niokel;
rhodonit e , (fowlerit e , )
6. <40# zinc oxide;
[ATTACHMENT]
41.00# arsenio,
19.00# sulphur,
29.19# cobalt;
coccolito,
17.03# calcium oxide;
corundum, gray,-*-
40.00 aluminum;
desaulesite,
36.31 nickel oxide,
4.00# zinc oxide;
epidote,*
18.84# calcium oxide;
fluorite,
fluorine, 38.00#,
41.00# calcium;
franklinit e,f
16.36 zinc oxide,
gahnit e ,
34.72 zinc oxide;
galena, f lead ore,)
garnet ,*
gold, native,*
graphite, common,*
graph.it e . foliated .ft
89.00# carbon;
hettferolite,
5.00# zinc;
magnetite,
chromitic,
common. t
mioa,
biot it e ,t
mu'tmuBdbvite,
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rhodochrosite,
2.00# zinc oxide;
ro epperite,
9.07# zinc oxide;
sahlite,
20.00# lime;
scapolite, falgerite.)
12.00# soda;
L serpent in a,
40.02# magnesia oxide;
smalt it e, (chloanthit e, )*
4.39# cobalt,
16.47# nickel,
68.00# arsenic;
smalt it e , common ,
8.11# cobalt,
7.19 nickel;
spinel,
63.08# alumina V
stf&t&'tt^agnesia;
30.78# boron,
14.00# magnesia;
tephroite,
56.31# manganese oxide,
6.27# zinc oxide;
titanite, light -erange ySX,-*
39.37# titan^i dioxide;
tourmaline, blaok,*.
9.70# boron oxide,
tourmaline, green,
9.98# boron oxide;
tremolfte.
26.00^magnesia,
13.00# lime;
vanuxemite,
33.42# zinc oxide;
vivianite.
26.00# phosphorus pentoxSe;
willemit e,-*
64.28 zinc oxide;
zincite, f
92.20# zinc oxide;
zircon,
62.40 zirconium,oxide,
1-06# thorium oxide.
[ATTACHMENT]
To tal number of species, — 68.
Those with an ft , good specimens; those with at , very good;
those with a+T , superior.
Species printed in common type, in comparatively small quanti¬
ty; underscored with one line, in good quantity; underscored with
*£? Lines » in very large, or nearly inexhaustible quantity.
Geologist and Mineralogist .
P. S.— • .The per cent age of elements is given as about an average;
and where there are elements of no special interest, or where they
are well known, they have been omitted.
Massachusetts Institute os' Technology,
Boston, Jan 19 th 1R98
1* Mallory1
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Vice President of the company operating the Edison Plant.
Bear Sir : -
Please pardon mb, for addressing you with such a lame
address, I .unfortunately oannot easily 'put my hand upon a better.
I an Prof Richards of the Bo,6tori';Teohhbio£ioal Institute,
and' I am engaged in writing a booh upon the oonoentrat.ing of ores,
I have visited all the great mills, between here and San; Francisco .
\ Quincy, the Anaconda, the
including the calumet and Hecla,
Boston and Montana, the Ontario, a^d t;io smuggler and about seventy
others, I have spared no pairjn to get\good reliable ao counts
of the methods v
I nor; ask if I na ifavo the priviisjdge of visiting ;
works of whioh I have heard pu*h favorable comment/. May I bring
a young friend with me, Mr , .E.Looke?
to at/tend the meeting of the 'American Institute
notes, to submit them
of' Mining Engineers in February, and if it is agreeable to you
ip at your works on Saturday
to have me I should like/ to sto]
my way back.
My plan has bjaon in every oase to write out my mill
i the owners or the managers of the mills
that they may oorroot ^mistaken and remove statements if such
occur that might conflict with the interest of those concerned.
I may say that I sent my assistant to see the mill
in 1895 and that Mr Edison very kindly allowed him to see the , cru¬
shing plant but ho was not ready at that time to have him visit
the sizing and separating plant.
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Toledo, Findlay & Springfield
Railway Company.
Toledo, Ohio, February 4th. , 1098
W
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Vioe prest . , H. J. a Pa. Con. WorXs,
Orange, N. J.
Dear Slr:-
Your letter of the 2nd. in/t. jU?t at hand. I arc very sorry
to have you say you cannot tMrntsh me^it/ briquettes under four to si;
weeks.
Our Mr. John C. Huerfel who/Oid your company an excavator
some months ago had a talk with Mry4iso\ about ore briquettes and the
was the first we knew of them, u/have ar/mged-our retorts to use the
in our gas plant; therefore, we /re now readk for them and can use noth
ing else and ! wish you could /ana ge to make this shipment much sooner
than the time you name as we.are now. wait ing unier a considerable ex¬
pense to make this test, dould it prove success/* we may want to ar¬
range for large amounts of them hereafter. \
However, you may book my order for eighteen thousand( 18000 )
pounds of briquettes m«/e of magnetic ore concentrated as near Fe« 04
ae possible and ship them to me at Toledo, Ohio, as much sooner than the
time named as possible.
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Edison Office Telephone, 6 B Dover, N. J.
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
WORKS:
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J.,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
Edison Office Telephone, 5 B Dover, N, J.
Oranoe " " 311 Oranoe.
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J>(
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works
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ON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
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WORKS: Orange " “ 3
IDGE BRANCH, C. R. R. OF N. J.
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New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
WORKS:
Edison Offioe Telephone, 5 B Dover, N. J.
Oranqe " " 311 Orange,
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J.
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
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SON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
WORKS:
Edison Office Telephone, 6 B Dover, N. J,
Oranoe “ “ 311 Orange.
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Orange " “ 311 Oranoe.
GENERAL OFFICES;
EDISON LABORATORY,
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WORKS;
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GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J.,
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FRANK C. ROBE
. March... 9 th-,. 1898 ....
W, S, Mallory, Esq.,
V.P. flow Jersey & Penna Concentrating Works,
Orange, New Jersey.
Dear Sir:-
i contemplating using a crusher somewhat similar to
that which you have in u^atj/Edison and I write to inquire whether
it will be agreeable to you)4o send me a blue print showing this
crusher. The size which i/woii'Skt use would probably be about that
which you employ for youy second\rushing. Has Mr. Edison a. pat¬
ent on this crusher? If so, what wduld be his royalty charge?
If you coul<y send me blue prints of this machine, you
would confer a very gi*eat favor upon,
/Yours very truly.
ROBERTS & CO.,
<1*. PA . Mar ch 12th, 1898 ,
V/. S# Mallory, Esq#, /
Vice Prest, N. J. & Penna, Concentrating Works,
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Orange, New Jersey.
Dear Sir: \ J
I thank you ^or your favor/of the 10th inst. and I wish
you would convey to Mr\ Edison my Sincere appreciation of the
offer to help me reaeh aXconclusiefn as to what is best adapted for
the work we have in mind. \ In vipvr of the latter, I submit below
a statement of the condition^ tliat I am anxious to meet.
In the first place, \the ore which we wish to handle is
Cornwall ore and the purpo/e \s to crush this ore preliminary
to the roasting process. A i Mr. Edison is probably aware, this
r broken by hand
before 1
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; charged into the roasters.
Several attempts have beak made to cr\sh this ore, both with jaw
and cone crushers but t ye variation in tti^character of the ore
is such that none of ttjese experiments have V^oved successful.
Some of the ore is ha^d and can be handled successfully in an
ordinary crusher but jb he difficulty is that, mixed in with the hard
ore as it is delivered from the mine, there is considerable fine
soft ore that is dan/p and in such a condition that the ordinary
crusher becomes clokged. When the problem was presented, it: oc¬
curred to me at onfce that on the face of things, a crusher similar
to those which you have in use at Edison ought to meet the con-
W. S. M. #2.
ditions without much difficulty. The maximum size of the ore as
it eomes from tho Mines may be taken as the equivalent of a twelve
(12) inch cube, although most of it is smaller. It would meet
every requirement if these lumps were crushed to the equivalent of
a four (4) inch cube, i.e. about the size of a.closed hand or fist.
This I presume would involve spacing the rolls about four (4) in¬
ches apart, a condition which would readily allow, it seems to me,
the fine ore to pass through without in any manner clogging the
crusher. Presumably some of the damp fine ore would cling to
the rolls, but whether this would amount to enough to effect the
operation, it seems to me very doubtful while, if such a state of
affairs did develop, it ought to be possible to arrange some method
of brushes at the rear of the rolls whereby all soft ore clinging
to the rolls in excess of a certain amount would be scraped off.
The capacity of the crushing plant should be from 600 to 700 tons
per day.
As Mr. Edison is aware, this ore is for the most part
readily crushed, although once in a while pieces containing a high
percentage of iron and very hard are encountered. These masses are
rare however.
I believe I have stated the principle points to be con¬
sidered in-this matter and I would be very much obliged if Mr.
Edison will- express his opinion in regard to the problem; also I
would thank you very much if you would send mo a drawing giving 'in
general, the layout of the rol^to perform the work mentioned as v
W. S. M. #3.
well as an estimate of what the crushing plant^ exclusive of the
engine^. would cost including the 15^ referred to in your letter.
Likewise, I would like to know the Horse Power which you would
consider essential. I would also like very much to have the
sketch show what you consider the most desirable location for the
engine.
If we can feel assured of success in this matter, there
is no question to my mind but that the plant will be installed.
We are anxious to settle this question as soon as poss¬
ible and I would therefore be obliged if you would give this matter
your prompt attention.
Kindly convey to Mr. Edison my sincere regards and be¬
lieve me,
Very truly yours,
Harrisburg, Pa., Mar. 21* 1898.
Francis R. Upton, Esq.,
Edison,
Sussex Co., N. J,
My Dear Friend:
I wish to thark you again for your courtesy and extreme
kindness while with you at Edison last week.
Since thinking over the matter, with the statistics 1 have,
■ ■ ■ \
I believe that the ore taken out on Friday last at the Odgen
mine is about the lowest in magnetite you will likely encounter
on the true belt that you are mining. As you go toward tl» old
vein, the percentage of magnetite will increase.
Relative to the sand for a sand blast, if you could keep -the
material from the Ogden pit separate fran the Davenport pit, you
would have good material now for sand fclast purposes vi I find that
the pulverized material fran the Ogden iB as hard, if not harder,
than much of the sajid blast material now uBed.
Faithfully yourB,
Geologlst and. Mineralogist.
THE NEW JERSEY ZINC COMPANY,
52 WALL STREET. SOUTH MINE HlLL, FRANKLIN FURNACE, N. J
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\ Orange,
New Jersey.
:$• ..have • tph ,mor.e „ bucket e to^ake.ofr^Bievator, The
^ing8 at the top of the Blevator/fcere^^tgyep^maae for oil and
have the«9,teiwn j>ff an§ changed, atttfsw|Il , , pr obqb ly finitti
g*htt,s.el#v»t°*t to-rabrrpwi ja^ator, fZ ie redfly for ropee.
Ay-fiv.e bucket*. have been t«n
Conveyer #3 is already f
Bw' about 8-J/& feet for j
gone
rolle and there Is no
rock yet. the .drive pulley on Slant Roll*, which wobbled eo
had the babbitt bulbing Vorn eo badiyj, that it Will be neceeeary ,
tt0 have it riblbbitted^nd io^d. Jhere.ie^a^lwg^fe^bw^^
out about Z-l/2* all the way, aroupd it. Ward^ie rigging up the
material to turn the intermediate rolle, and, will not be ready to
,do any turning^ o-morrow or day after.
Your* . v er| t rul y ,
y . ( , ^cc 1 1 ? "
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J., March 29th, i89s
,-MrTThoma8 A. ' Edison, /
, - ‘ Edison, \
Mr- t \ /
'#£?■' We finished #2\mevator noon, 46 fiiniehbd this
“8|^nS‘ T1^® miilv men are onW^uStlngf guard ^ ohannale”"on #1^
putting in'tempiatiiB for 24" roll? foundation. We
rook' in about Changing mis&rila 24" rolls. The
of the 24^ rollsy^re now '^n front, la' there any objection
y'9t putting them behind^ut of the passageway.'
ppl^V ‘ Ward will ^/et to turning rolls' to4iight and he will
^tart on the inter/ediatee flea*. 1 '
Wa ha^the ateam" on the brlbkeV plaht pipe this P. M.
and found that/tlie boila at Muok House areXhureted in several
plaoaa. Thia^aa blown out by air last fall Wien we shut down;
?ieaee telephone orders regarding large drive pulley on Qiant^
which I apoke about in report of yesterday. Hert\r ia working on
'framework for 2nd 36"., foundation drawing for 24»\plle all out,
|:ahafting and gearing all out on let 36" rolls. \
Yourb very
*a . March. 30th,1898.
New Jersey & Penna Concentrating Works,
^ ^ w. S. Mallory, Esq., V.P.
^ | Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir: \
{ I have your favdr of the 29th inst. and note the same with
Hi \
interest. It is well nigh impossible for me to get away at this
V time to go to Edison as I km very busy. I would like very much
^ to have the opportunity to ^alk over the matter with Mr. Edison
^ and I certainly expect to do\so/ In the meantime however, I
gather that there will be ^difficulty in using the rolls for
the purpose that I desire, ,khe 'only question being wh ether they
w111 broalc down 12 inch P^bes to ''about four (4) inch cubes. I note
si that your intermediate /rolls break '12 inch cubes down to 6 inches.
^ S / \
Could they not be made to break down l^o 4 inches if they were
| ^J^Placed closer together? What I am especially desirous of knowing
is, whether one set of rolls will break down to 4 inch cubes, and
if so, what the jliameter of the rolls will be. This information
will enable us to decide whether we will use the rolls and after
such decision, /I will go on and talk the matter over with Mr. Ed¬
ison if he wiljL kindly spare the time.
Thawing you and Mr. Edison for your courtesjrbf:, believe
Very truly* yourdj ^ __
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating \^0rks.
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDI80N LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
• Edison, Sussex Co., N. J.,t April sth, i89s
woticr: of pjat«n anj „*• ..olaa. ;t otxl
Itli ;)l. ct.:,pUnw. 3lt
ta*<Qx»nw, Bhav^i- i,t<s off ,.Ui.
of pvt, S/S Jo d^.nc
fD#r .Strtnna she** ol*t«* ar« Jou<m. u,8 t.vl/a .«* ..^rn j Jn ofcJ(i„
iM «y nov.TtttJT M<rahain« M.i* w-t/l T h'-'«r fr©u xo-> * ’
*•*•• , Orueher Plant / T & * i0-!- 1
'"Viv'vr r.’lo losatlinr tjc 3/Vctov/ «» . .... .......
£ Owinc? to atom and cola weather atoped irOrk dn 24* ’J‘*1
|ch place: ilas:. "
foundation at 9 A# men 1
‘ si* tc ecepi a eonvA'.-.tp *i \t »: . ,a .« , . .
Briaker. tn taking out piatee^l Dryer iOputlnr&ft3 *°
;157 9<t tJtS't, 053 r.^avv t
[a for shaker find that t
platge together are out.1 .yand'a* ^reat*1 mahy ’’’o/ th'e plat ea
ir &«p«rnnwW*i&Ste ^td,
Oiau«lAP3^ei*i M&tfc a^gve.
* *#&*¥&»,**# t.*j.
i^i^aaa«ijsivrh||ttt pilftAae^im givers ea and the continual jarin?
eoaedinutt, e pwhalr :tl^y ^ff*. al/to^ in^oeeih^to
rb<ata^<»^,eaS^hAtJk#e
.fjSWnauWi.^aatnot lihe «»«a.i^a«afc^®ine.9r!t9-dayR3ijr9 j$fe find
gf. many :ol)Atht btifti *Ctl*WI&««&i^ b«JU.yA
NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA CONCENTRATING WORKS.
>n Office Telephone, 5
Edison, Sussex Co., N/J„:
•ing motion of plate e ana olearaneexof holes. It? will be
to- so oveBtftllcthea06upl'ing|i.H®b4BaoanTba flonedwithout. •
talrIi&g:Sff6ebaHepu«rrftne!ementEi.vWil3ytittt)ieoahe6<|hingttBff South* aide;
gfI)ryai^oald;8Usgeetr- putting) iqfcjP/SofeOlterttpd .reducing* oleatanoe'
’ .•$$$& * o'’ find rwhsce vpiat ee ,>are loc^ewt haJao lee are wowd tocaiu; pblong
' '* ''!!$&. *411 do nothing regarding this until I hear from you. PTatee
arjupow held together with tub 3/8 etovecbplttf »th«ct id two belt*
foh plana* Men working an 3 conveyor, getting along nicely.
:er to complete $3 conveyor with heavy wheel e will have to
>137 We have S53 heavy wheel* on #3 not, thee* are what were
and -^96 a^rd what we had in ftoefc ,we have on conveyors
life .^3-l/a *aad#7» 336 heavy wheels, *hioh_leavee_a
piody Of 137 td be ordered. 'Rolls are'domlHig: aTong‘ very 'gbod;
'*■" id^of -157 -td be- of aired, jdilts- We-womins Mens* vayugsod,
. . ond'-OM&tyV-tU^n^d .aoroiia faoe to-night arid last inter-
— TWatjLdh Kadsncdt«urdt»at-i«dr;4,''iVy djgy-s’fri-ec
partly :i^i,ehe^ Have bed-h ^inder ed c oriSidarably to-day :
!0l£ weather stolen*** , ' ' •
(old weather ydsnow.^jlil^l • • . ’ -
i - - Found shafting at head 4e to. eve tor out of level , ail
now riveting all pint in bueicetB, oarpeijtere **reoh«nging
shuts* on bait magneto si** turn down idler* on conveyor*
the* vertieie, 4* magnet* chutes are finishea, need two
Toledo, Findlay <5 Springfield
Railway Company.
Toledo, Ohio, April Hl.h. , 1838.
Hr. V. s. Mallory, /
Vico Frost., 11. J. & Fa. c^n. Works,
Orange, N. J. \
Dear Sir:- \
Hiologed please find Draft on New York for $47.07 to pay en¬
closed bill for same amount, being f dr ■ten tons of briquettes etc.
Please receipt your enolosedVblll and return same to me by
return mail. / \
Please inform Hr. Sditfon that W experiment with the bri¬
quettes was very satisfactory/^ that we We well pleased with them.
Homing the enclosed safe at handAl am,
j Yours very, truly,
6 -jfyyu. sd'^'yz
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SNpw Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
W.
IENERAL OFFICES:
SON 'LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
Edison, Sussex Co.,
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NeWP^rsey<and Pennsylvania ConcentRat,ng Works.
•GENERAL OFFICES:
ISON Mi A B Off AT O R Y ,
J • •'or'anoe,
\ WORK-
TELEPHONE,
W. S. Mallory, Esq./
V. P. New Jersey & Penna. Concentrating Works,
/Orange, New, Jersey.
I received the bine print/ of the 36." x 36" rolls a short
time. ago and am very much obliged' to you for the same.
Is Mr. Edison stillXof the opinion that we should have
two sets of these rolls? I hope
roid having two sets:.
Will you kindly have seht me a blue print showing the
lethod of connecting the engines to\ the. rolls.
Your kind and prompt attention will oblige,
' ■ ' if V > ..VV'-S
1 3^
|^f:iJERSEY AND Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
GENERAL 0FFICE8:
J SO Nv LAB ORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
WORKS: Edison Office Telephone, b B Dc
Edison;' Sussex to., N; J.
,v '4?N EVi/1' J ersey AND Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
qeneraloffic es :
isONi-A B 6 R A T 0 R Y ,
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J., , -yyi
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WORKS:
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J.
Iersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
Edison Office Telephone, S B Dover, N. J.
OBANQE “ “ 311 OBANOE.
te^jERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA CONCENTRATING WORKS.
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
Edison Office Telephone, 6
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J., ;^..v -$$0
New Jersey
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
WORKS:
and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
Eoison Office Telephone, 5 B Dover,- Ntf
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J., - .
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New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
GENERAL OFFICE8;
EDISON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J.,
Telephone No. If
Robins Conveying Belt Company,
Patent Belt Conveyors.
MAIN OFFICE
147 & 149 CEDAR STREET,
New York City,
Hot Jersey & Penn. Concent
Edison, H.J.
Pear Sirs:-
Referring to a reo
the sale of your orushing
you make no permanent arrangements'
You will remember that l
the Not Jersey Zinc Company
King & Co. who have decided to
He have several letti
atlon about your rolls and
through them, handle your maOhl
not Know any concern, large, or
work than we have.
f/whioh 1 wrote you in regard to
ihinery, l write to suggest that
i agents until you have seen me.
i instrumental in bringing you and
l also in the matter of j. B.
^dryer. ?.
i various agents asking for inform -
mt that we oan,
in fact, X do
jollities for the
ROBINS CONVEYING BELY CO*
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
WORKS:
Edison Office Telephone, 6
ORANGE " “
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J.,
THOMAS ROBINS, Jl<„ PRESIDENT. PIERRE JAY, SECY 4 THE
Robins Conveying Belt Company,
Patent Belt Conveyors.
MAIN OFFICE
147 & 149 CEDAR STREET,
Telephone No. 1878 Cobtlandt.
. ' “-r- »“ New York CiTY)-..tnm0...4.,....*98e .
Mr. W. 3. Mallory,
orange,
Dear Sir:-
Mr. W. S. Cortright was here last evening, just beforB taking
a train Tor tho v/ast, and he asked me to give you the following data in
regard to tho amount of ore dried at Franklin during the months of April
and May, ~"Y
During the month of April, they dried 7377*1 2 tons of ore with
00.16 tons of coal. During the month of May, they dried 5867*31 tons of '
ore with 45.16 tons of coal.
Mr. Cortright would, also, like you to mail to him at Franklin
the specifications ffhloh you are getting out for hii%
I was'sbrry to miss you when you called the other day and hope/
to be more fortunate next time* /
Sinoe writing you last in regard to the agenoy for your rolls!
soroens and dryers, I have had further letters from some of our agents/
whioh confirm ray belief that a great deal of business oould be done. In'
that line*
Believe me.
ts—
J .
very truly
Thomas ^ A. Edison, Esq.,
Edison, N. J.
Dear Sir:
Mr. Roberts has reported to us his conversation with you con¬
cerning our Proposed Crushing Plant. We understand your proposition to
be as follows
1st. You agree to prepare the necessary drawings for the equip¬
ment of Crushing Rolls and Feed Rolls, to secure several bids for the
construction of this apparatus, to direct the construction, to see that
the plant is started properly and satisfactorily and to license us to
use your patent or patents covering any of the devices employed iii
connection with the equipment.
2nd. We are to contract direct and pay for the roll equipment,
to pay you for the actual cost of the drawings required and in addition
to pay you a sum equal to fifteen (15) per cent of the contract for
the Crushing and Feed Rolls.
3rd. You are to furnish us with a complete set of blue prints
of the Crushing and Feed Rolls for our use in laying out the bins,
making repairs etc.
The above is acceptable to us and IS hereby agreed to on our
part. Please advise whether it is in accordance with your views.
Very respectfully yours.
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON LABORATORY,
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J„ . June 9th, i89s.
My dear Mr Upton:- ‘ ;
Youra 5th I find on my return frm> Baltimore,
ana I beg herewith to enoloee Mr Edgar,; card ana would suggest that
you atop off at Perth Amboy on your way home and try to make a
sale of the crusher to him. If you oannot get more, we will take
$300. . The amount of our bill against the North American Chemical
Company is $468. I trust you are having a pleasant time in Philadel¬
phia.
Mr Edison experimented with the Brick er Plant last
week and oonfined hie attention entirely to one oven. He has
discovered a way of baking the briquettes with a saving of .about
3/4 of the coal and 40,# of the muck. We are now making the .
necessary diange on one furnace and hope to get it completed so
we may have a test by Saturday and if the results he has already
obtained are duplicated, we will then change the other furnaces
which will probably take two weeks, if there is no delay in get¬
ting the material.
Yours very tiuly,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania .Concentrating Works.
Edison Office Telephone, 6 B Dover, N. J.
Orange " “ 811 Orange.
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J., .Tune 2:1th, 1393.
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON LABORATORY,
bRANGE, N. J.
WORKS:
Mr R. Dawson 'Coleman,
Trust ee T.ebanon Furnaces,
Cornwall, Penn;
Dear Sir: -
We best to acknowledge receipt of your Favor 7th inst to
'Mr Rdison relative to the 30" crusljinij Rolls and in reply to
state that we understand the proposition to be as follows;'
lot We are to prepare the necessary drawings for the set
'-of' 36" •Crushing and fee dinrr rolls and necessary connections and
appliances an® t0 secure several bids for the construction of.
them- 2nd You are to contract direct and pay. for the set of rolle
and appliances and to nay us for the actual coat of’ the drawings
required and in addition to nay us for the r i t1. t to use the, rolls
and appliances mentioned. ^ Sum equal to fift sen (15# per cont
oij- the cost of the set of rolls and annliances mentioned when
erected in place and ready for work.
3rd. We are to furnish the necessary blue nrinta to enable
you to lay out your bins.
4th. If you desire it, we will send one of our men to inspec
rollo and appliances mentioned while they are boin<? built and
New Jersey and Pennsylvania (Concentrating Works.
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
" WORKS:
Edison Office Telephone, 6 B Dover, N. J.
Orange *' " 311 Orange.
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J.,
-2-
also to see that they are properly erected and started, provided
you will pay us for his time and exp on sou.
5th As stated to Mr Roberts »s have never designed a set
of Stj" Rolls to crush 12" cubes down to 4" , and while we ’believe
we will be able- to design the proper corrugations or. the first
Bet of plates, it riiay be necessary later on to 'make some modifications'
"of the corrugations to ~et best results. This we will, do as soon ’
as experience Shows just how .the plates will ,<*rip your ore.
As the above varies a lit tl e ’ from your proposition v/e
would lil:' e to have your acceptance of it.
Yours very truly,
Mew Jersey & Pennsylvania Con.' \Vks.'
The IT. J. & Penna. Concentrating Works,
W. s. Mallory, Esq., V.P.,
Edison, New Jersey.
Dear Sir:
We thank you for your favor of the 25th with enclosure. We
would be obliged if you would state to us wherein the understanding
of the agreement of Mr. Edison as written by you differs from that
written by us and signed by Mr. Coleman. We see practically no dif¬
ference except that you include "necessary connections and appliances"
As we are acting for the Lebanon Furnaces, wewould like to be fully
informed as to just what will be included in the work that you are to
receive 15 per cent of the cost. ' '
Mew Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
Edison Office Telephone, 5 B Dover, n. J,
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J., Juiy s&tu, isos.
Messrs Frank C. Roberts & Co.,
jt 5. Cor 4th & Chestnut .-Streets, '•
Philadelphia,
Penn. .
' Dear ' Sir: - ■ . ■■ ■
Replying to yours 27 th wo be t to state that our under¬
standing: iB that we are to receive fifteen (115) per cent • on the "
coot of the 30" Rolls complete ready for work, including everything
shown on the blue prints and specified in the specifications, of -
which we enclose you a copy, also including the cost of erection
at the plant at Lebanon, Penn, if this is your understanding please !
■ jtive us your acceptance of our letter June 25th
As stated in our previous letter wo have been short
handed in our drafting room and have jus: completed the last of
the tracings. We forward the last of the blue prints to the pattern
makers to-day and are ready to send out the enecifioations and
prints for bide on the castings and machine work, will hov/ever
•wait until, we hear from you whether there is anythin'? you desire ■
added to the specifications. . , .
GENERAL OFFICES!
EDISON LABORATORY,
‘ORANGE, N. J.
WORKS!
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON LABORATORY,
'ORANGE, N. J.
WORKS:
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J.,
V/e propose t,o send to five or six builders for bide.
IVhat shall we a ay as to terms of payment?
We would au/rrset that when order is placed contract be
made for two extra )fh8hiiia;s, patterns #2543 blue print C 201,
which should be kent on hand 'already babbitt id, so that they could
be put in place at any moment. From our experience here we believe
thib is wi so thin** to do as by having extra bashings we have 1 "
twice avoided shut downs. ■■ •
Youre very truly,
Wav/ Jersey & Pennsylvania con. Y/ks.
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
Edison Office Telephone, 6 B Dove
Orange “ “ 311
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J., August 13th, 1393
Messrs Frank 0. Roberts & Co.,
fl. E. Cor 4th and Chestnut Streets,
Philadelphia, Penna.
Dear Sirs:-
Replying to yours 10th we hep; to state that we will
proceed at once to seoure bids. Is there any one to whom you
would like us to send for bids.
Please advise us wliat we shall do as to termsotf payment
also send us acceptance of our proposition of June 25th.
As to best location for engine Mr Edison says we are not
prepared to state.not having the conditions at Cornwall, and that
you will have to use your best judgement. The rolls should b6 run
one hundred and twenty five(125) revolutions, from this you can
figure out the other speeds.
Yours very truly,
New Jersey & Pennsylvania Con. Wk3.
New Jersey and Pennsylvania' Concentrating Works.
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
WORKS:
Edison Office Telephone, 5 B Dover, N. J.
Orange " " 311 Orange,
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J., septanber i-ith.isos
Messrs prank 0. Roberts & Co.,
Philadelphia,
Penri.
Dear Sirs:-
Under separate cover we send you bids for the material
for 3t3" Rolls so not to delay you any further. We have' been waiting
bid from Scaife Foundry & Machine Company, which has just been
received. '
Please note that we have not as yet received acceptance'-
of our proposition of June 25th and that we shall expect to" receive
it before you place contracts, your proposition of June 7th for
Lebanon Furnaces is not satisfactory to Mr Edison.
Owing to an unexpected rush of work on our drafting room
we have been unable to complete the drawings for the roiiwr feed
but will try and do so next week.
Yours very truly,
New Jersey & Pennsylvania. Con. Wks.
New Jersey & Pa. Concentrating Works,
Gentlemen:
Orange, New Jersey.
SEP 20 ]
V/e have your favor of the 15th inst. with enclosures. We
would call your attention however to the fact that the following bids
listed on the second page of your letter were not enclosed.
0. F. McMurray, Jones and Laughlins, Dover Boiler Works, Tippett
and Wood. We are not sure whether you have enclosed duplicates of
orders referred to in the latter part of your letter since v/e assume
that the enclosure is a specification to which you refer in the first
line of the second page of your letter.
Assuming that the enclosure last referred to is a specifica¬
tion, we noto that it is divided into tv/o parts. Are v/e correct in
interpreting your letter to mean that the last list of bidders given
in your lettor tender bids covering all parts included under the head¬
ing "List of Material that Owner is to Furnish".
Where is the material to come from embraced under the heading
"List of Material Contractor is to Furnish"? Is this material includ¬
ed in the bids for 36" rolls?
We have spend half the morning in trying to arrange and sched¬
ule the bids so as to examine them intelligently. We must confess
hov/ever our inability to do so with any degree of satisfaction owing
to the fact that we are not familiar with the details. We therefore
return to you herewith all bids except those for the foils and would
respectfully ask that you,
1st. Schedule the bids so that they ean be compared.
2nd. Lump together the lowest bids in iach case so that the
H.J. & Pa. Con. Works. #2a. ' *
sum total will show the total amount to be expended to secure all
parts necessary for the proper construction of the rolls except those
included in the bids for rolls which we retain.
If you will kindly send us these schedules it will enable us to
deal intelligently with the matter.
When we come to place the contracts, we should have at least
three copies of the specifications which you sent out asking for bids.
Please let us have these three copies at your earliest convenience.
We wrote you some time ago asking for a general plan showing
the various parts embraced in your work. Please understand that while
we have the details, what we desire is a general drawing showing those
details connected together, otherwise it is impossible for us to pro- .
ceed with our part of the work intelligently.
You will also recall the fact that the writer wrote you some
time ago about the distance between roll centers. We wish to break to
4" lumps whereas the drawings of the rolls which we have shows the
space very much less than 4"; likewise the gears are not proportioned
for a spece of at least 4" between the rolls. We have heard nothing
from you in reply to our letter and would ask that you kindly take up
these questions.
We are especially anxious to got this work started and will
appreciate anything you can do to hasten matters.
The writer talked with Mr. Coleman on the telephone this morn¬
ing and Mr. Coleman states that he thinks your statement of our agree¬
ment is satisfactory to him. We will however send you a formal accept¬
ance when we receive Mr. Coleman's letter in reply to ours.
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GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON LABORATOR'
ORANGE, N. J.
Edison Office Telephone, 5 B Dover/ N. J;
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J. .September' 29th, isos , i:i
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Messrs Frank C. Roberts company,
. Philadelphia, V
Penn a.
■ Dear Sirs*.- .
Reply inc; to your various favors which X find awaiting my*.;
return, I ben; to state that we have put an extra' draughtsman at •
" work' and will sena you the general plan early next week,‘ale.o de-.'
" tails of roller feed. . %
As to distance between rolls being 38" C.' to e. while ’’
•rears are 3t5i*3 pitched diameter, would state the wobblers takes
care of the difference, this is done so the corrugations on the
plates can be worn down nearly smooth. ' ' ': ’:r’i
The corrugations are 1-1/4" deep, and if we spa'co the’ '/
roll 8 so the opposite plates are 2" apart, c. rrugat ion to corruga¬
tion, the product will run from 2" to 4-1/2" cubes., if this is too"
small' we can arrange to have the distance between the tope of 'th9...
corrugations 3" and to get a product of 3" to 5-1/2" cubes j to do | m
this will have 'to add abbut 1" to diameter of gears, if you prefer'?;,',
the larger product please telegraph us and we will make necessary
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
Orange " ■ 11 311 Orange.
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J.,
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Many thanks for letter Lebanon Furnaces accepting our
proposition of .Tune 26th, 1398
Yours very truly, .
New Jersey & Pennsylvania don. Wks..
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
WORKS:
V.P.
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
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Patent Belt Conveyors.
MAIN OFFICE, /'
147 & 149 CEDAR STREET,
Telephone No. 1878 Cortlandt. /
Cable Addbeib : 'Wbabele, be...... ' NEW/YORK ClTY,
Thos. A. Edison, Esq., /
Edison Laboratory, Edison, H.j/ j
Your fayor of BCo. goth is received and oontents noted. The
price quoted on a pair of 20" rolls As prohibitive in this oase.
Our customers are able to buy\or a smaller sum regular crushers with a
capacity of 100 tons per hour, wk/oh is all they want. They are, there¬
fore, unwilling to pay a premium/for a larger oapacity. /
We, ourselves, are Indifferent as to the price you charge as we
would raalce Tittle or no prof iiV on this part of the worh.in any oase and
certainly not if your rolls wore used, bur only object Was to introduce
•your machinery, so that i
j governed entirely by your wishes in the
Yours/respeotfully,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works-
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
WORKS:
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Correspondence (1899)
This folder contains documents, primarily correspondence, relating to the
daily activities and improvements at the Ogden works. Most of the letters are
from Cal Freid and R. H. Cunningham, superintendents, to Edison regarding
the progress of work. Some letters concern the market for Edison’s crushing
technology, including its use at the New Jersey Zinc Co. in Franklin, New
Jersey. There is one undated letter in Edison’s hand instructing Walter S.
Mallory, vice president, to take samples from ore tailings. Some items relate
to briquettes, the quality of ore from the Ogden mines, and conditions in the
iron market. Some of the material may be partially or completely illegible due
to light and faded ink and discolored paper. Approximately 40 percent of the
documents have been filmed.
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New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
- Edison Office Telephone, 5 B Dover, N. J.
WORKS: Orange » " SIIOranqe.
HIGH BRIDGE BRANCH, C. R. R. OF N. J.
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
P‘B
INSULATING COMPOUNDS
ARMATURE AND FIELD COIL VA
t/kew Jan. 1
Hew Jersey ft, Pennsylvania Concentrating W6rks,
Orargoj Hew Jersey./
Dear Sirs
Tours o t yesterday received. While the account in question
is alrea9J-®Su.e and it is not our ouMora to accept notes , we under the
circumstances, will grant your request and accept your four months'
note from Jan. 9th, providing s me/ bears five months interest. This
would therefore make the amount ofr your note #190.95. We are very
sorry indeed to hoar that you h/-o lost a barrel of Paint in your reoent
fire.
irs respectfully.
The standard Paint Co-
Q.ea' 1
Sales Agent.
THE NATIONAL SHOE AND LEATHER BANK
BROADWAY COR. CHAMBERS STREET,
NEW vork. January 7, 1899.
Mr. W. P. Mallory, Vice-Prest.
New jersey & Pennsylvania Concentrating Worlp
Orange, N.J.
Dear Sir:-
Yesterday\the balanoe/to the credit of your Company
was checked out, thus closing th^account.
We are, of course, surprised apt( disappointed at this as according
to the conversation with the writ/r wheh the account was opened we
fully understood that it was tor be a continuing and improving c
May we ask if anything /ias occurred that^has lead to the closing
of the account.
Vice-President.
& Sessions foundry go.,
H. J. & Penn. Concentrating Works,
Your favor of the 6th test, at /hand. Regarding Nov. and
Dec. accounts would say that. We do not fee/ that jre should give you
long time now as the accounVis over due/ However, if you will Sepd
us a two or three month's no t\ adding interest (two months pr^-r^d)
with the persona?, endorsement ofV. Edison by return mail w«; will ...
accept the same, Trust that you WUl/ send it at once.
Are pleased ^.taw^tlMit the V.\z&o' CoV will' inquire about
800 buckets similar We supnbse'they will inquire of us r^-s '
garding the matter. We wrote thefa a while age saying we . would ^l^lof
to furnish them castings but believe they «evfcr Replied to ^jj^t^er
ataii. . J \.
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GENERAL OFFICES:
EDI80N LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
- EDISON Office Telephone, 6 B Dover, N. J.
W0RK8: Orange " 311 Orange.
Edison, Sussex Co., N. J.,
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EDISON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
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ALEX. BACKUS. President.
W.S.MalloryjV.P* \
N.J.&.Penna Cont’g.Wks,
0 range, H.J. \
Dear Sir,-- \ • /
Yours of the 8th., is at /hand. We made the inquiry that
we did thinking that Mr. Edison hid gone into detail in. this matter and
could, without much trouble ,giveKus valauhle information nifai: on the
subject. . j \
Your reference toyxhe Genei^l Electric Co. calls to mind that
our Mr.Russell was there about ten days'sicne and' explained thoroughly
wliat our requirements wer/, and through theWroper department have got
Bhat information we can . jsron them. We would s^jr further to you that we
have three motors of different sizes ordered^to.go on o.np-of our 40 ton
steam shovels. I At any time that you develop anything in this line' that
■ you think will be of /value to us we will take it as a great favor if
.you will submit lit./
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Yours truly,
om Works So,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
GENERAL OFFICES:
EDISON LABORATORY,
ORANGE, N. J.
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THE NATIONAL SHOE AND LEATHER BANK
271 BROADWAY COR;CHAMBERS STREET.
new York. January 10, 1899.
Mr. W. S. Mallory, Vice-President
New Jersey & Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
Orange, N.J.
near Sir:-
I have your letter of the 9th instant in answer to
ours of the 7th, and am glad to learn that we misinterpreted your
motive in checking out the balance.
The deposit of $500 which you enclose h»B been placed to your
credit.
Trusting that our relations may continue long and pleasantly, i
remain.
0
Vice-President.
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
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THOMAS ROBINS, Jit., PRESIDENT,
Robins Conveying Belt Company,
Patent Belt Conveyors.
MAIN OFFICE,
147 & 149 CEDAR STREET, .
Telephone No. 1878 Coptlandt.
. . . _ New York City, Jan. n. >99. _
How Jersey & Penna. Concentrating works,
[ Orange, n/j,
near sirs:- \ f
Your cfudtAtion of the\9th inst. is received, and we shall do
our best to have your rolls adopted tiy our customers, who are the Delaware
stone Company, whioh is the same as\the Milford, Matamoras & New York
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MAIN OFFICE,
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Dear Sirs:-
Referring to your favor \of Jan, lo'th, we write to say that the
cOntraot for the orushing raaohinery has not/yet been plaoed and that wo
shall do our best to secure the order ror/your rolls.
We have presented all the argimpnts in their favor and have had
to meet with some pretty strong ones frbm tne other side, who iquotc a much
lower price per pound and refer to plants where their machinery has been
in oporation continuously and on large capacities for several years.
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orushing Plant at Newcastle, Pa. where the average quantity of stone
crushed daily through an entire spason was 1300 yds. pbr day. This was
done by one No. 8 crusher whioh weighs 90,000 lbs. and oosts $4590
five cents per pound. / \
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your way.
Very feruly yourB./
Robins convey:
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How Jersey & Penn. Concentrating Works,
Your favor of Jan. 21st is received and contents noted. The
figures of costs are very interesting butt as far as we can see, the
comparatively, small- capacity desired byVejur customers will militate against
their paying a prioe for your rolls of /. 08 per pound when they can. buy
the Gates crusher for $.05 per lb. f Probably the strongest advantage
in the rolls lies in the saving of power and repairs and, unfortunately.
both of these items t
difficult to estimate exactly.
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the matter is decided.
Very truly /yours,
RoJjipe-Ocpaveying BeJJ
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
new YOR* omot THE NEW JERSEY ZINC COMPANY,
52 WALL STREET.
South Mine Hill, Franklin Furnace, N. J., _
V. s. Mallory, Esq., Vice-president, / January 25, 1899.
IT. J. & Pa. Concentrating Works,/
Dear Sir:- Orange,
As. requested in your favor ofHJ^th inst., we will omit name of our
Company on Blue Prints which we are yto make^foi»-iilou and also leave out
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South, Mine Hill, Franklin Furnace, N. J,, _
January 30, 1899.
W. S. Mallory, Esq., Vice-president,
The IT. J. & Pa. Concentrating Works, /
Edison, N. J. /
Dear sirs-
Your favor of 2^th inst. received. Pencil Specifications cover¬
ing the three High Geared R^lls and foundations also at hand, for which
please accept our thanks. Y/e\are very glad you sent the work of Typewrit¬
ing here, as we have a stenographer regularly employed by us here. We wiil
return the pencil copy and an original/typewritten copy as soon as we can
get through with it. We wired Mr. 'Brendlin at noon on Saturday to remain
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Brendlin .reported here this morning and aftkr hearing from Mr. Hardanbergh
the condition of our work, which you have communicated to him, we. did not
think it would be necessary/ to return Mr. Brendlin to you again. Should
this be in opposition to your wishes, will you kindly advise us and I will
take measures to correct/it? Otherwise, we will keep him here.
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and Elevators as soon y4s possible. With- kind regards ,\
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Gentlemen:- /
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/ February 2, 1899.
7. S. Mallory, Esq., Vice-president, / . _ ...
The IT. J. & Pa. Concentrating Works,
Orangey IT . ’ J .
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THE NEW JERSEY ZINC COMPANY,
52 WALL STREET. •
- South Mine Hill, Franklin Furnace, N. J/, . . .
February 11, 1899.
W. S. Mallory, Esq., Vice-president, /
The IT. J. & Pa. Concentrating Works,
Orange, IT. J.
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Dear Sir:-
Tt has been suggested\o us that work on Screens for which pre¬
liminary details fceve been made by, Mr. Herte'r, could be finished at this
office, by Mr. Brendlin, as it is all wrought iron work. The Dryer you
probably would have to finish there oh account of using your Patterns.
Tf this meets with your app Aal, it may be wise to .finish up all
other odds and ends with Mr. Brendlih whVe you ha^e him there, and' then "let
him come back and bring his work for^he J^reene with himf We'can finish
it here then and submit it to Mr .'Edison foAhis approval. This would give
us the use of Mr. Brendlin at tZnes when we aA so tightly pushed for him:
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Yours very t\uly ,
3 NEW JERSEY ZINC CO.,
South .Mine Hill,
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THE NEW JERSEY ZINC COMPANY,
Emil Herter, Esq. ,
c/o N. J. & Pa. Concentrating Works',
n Furnace, N. J,, _
February 16, 1899.
..... Your favor of 13th inst. received. We are surprised that the
difference in wages between our Mr. Phillips and Mr. Haddock should be
It seemed to have suited\l
s IT. J. & Pa. Concentrating
Works to take our Mr. Phillips off of ourVork and substitute Mr. Haddock
for him. In this case we thought that thalXco. . would have paid Mr. Haddock
the difference, if it was an advantage fO/f them to have our Mr. Phillips.
Will you kindly bring this to/the attention of Mr; Edison or Mr.
Mallory and advis<
3 what their decision is inYhe matter, and oblige?
Ypurs very truly,
/ THE HEW JERSEY ZIHC 00.,
I N^outh Mine Hill,
New jersey & Pennsylvania Concentrating Works,
Orange, N; J.
Gentlemen:—
Our sight draft of the 9th inst. for $110.85, amount of invoice
November 25th and 26th, has been returned to us unpaid, endorsed "No at-
tention^" We are very much surprised that you didr.not arrange to honor
our draft uponp reservation, as you received due notice that same would
issue on. the 9tlrinsi^^ The account should have been paid not later
than January 25th. We have~^airned over our book accounts and guaranteed
their prpmp inpayment to the American^S'teel^&J'/ire Company, and must,
therefore, ask that you foWard your check in settlement by return mail
if it has not already been Sent.
Yours very truly,
0LXVERJ7XRE COMPANY,
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1 20.99
Mr. W. S. Mallory, Vice Prest,
N. J. & Perina. Concentrating Works.
Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir:-
Replying to your favor of/the ISth.inst. we will gladly
have you renew $300,00 of the $5ICplO note due March, 1-99, for four
months.-
We hope that you will /be successfull in closing the deal
with the cement people, and that you will not forget to place your
order for steam shovel with v
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Yours very truly.
THF. TOLEDO FOUNDRY & MACHINE GO.
THE NEW JERSEY ZINC COMPANY,
S2 WALL STREET.
South Mine Hill, Franklin Furnace, N. J.,.
February 25, 1899"."""
■ S. Mallory, Esq.,
c/o Edison Laboratory,
Orange, N.J. /
Your favor of 20th received. Note that Mr. Brendlin will take
about two weeks more to finish Screen drawing/ and would say in order to
leave him there that length Vr time it will/compell us to hire another
Draughtsman for here. The situation will /ot be relieved even with the new
Draughtsman here, as we had counted on Mr. Brendlin's returning sooner, and
the consequence is that we are v£ry muc,h behind, although up to the present
. our work has not suffered. \ /
T am sorry that we do not \igree with you as to the payment of
extra wages to Mr. Haddock, as if Itr. Nphillips was not of particular value
to you in the work which you had /in hand we think it would have been your
decision to have allowed him to/remain atVour work, and as he was our
Draughtsman we feel that we should not be Called on to pay the extra amount
which you have charged us with through change, of transferring Mr. Phillips
into your department and taking him out of ourk.
I will consult our Vice-president aboiN^ the matter and will be
guided by his decision. /
Yours
March . 2nd. 1899.
Mo. James B, Tonking,
Sup’t-Franklin Furnace, N. J,
Deal* sirt
Yours 28th, ulto. just received here, snme having been
forwarded from Orange, I also have received letter from Mr,
Kardenbergh asking me to call on him, which I hope to do on Satur¬
day or early next week, depending upon when I get away from
'Philadelphia, and will take the Haddock matter up with him, • ^
I have telephoned Mr. Haddock to drop your work, as you
request, and go ahead with our phonograph work.
As to friction between ue, please note we had no thought of
it, or any desire in that direction. It has never been our
policy to split hairs, and we do not propose to start at this late
day.
Please accept thanks for the blue prints. We know as to the
bad weather of late, and said to Mr, Horsh that our representative
sailed last Saturday for London, and would have to wait on other -
side for the prints, and if you could not get than out at once, we
would make some of the prints at Bdison or Orange, or both places,
so to get than quickly.
Yours very truly,
[ENCLOSURE]
THE NEW JERSEY ZINC COMPANY,
52 WALL STREET. - -
8outh Mine Hill, Franklin Furnace. N. J,, _ . _
February 28, 1899.
W. S. Mallory, Esq., Vice-president,
The N. J. & Pa. Concentrating Works, ^
Dear Sir:- 0ranfie’ H* J*
Your letter of 27th ins t. received. ,Xn reply would say that we
note that you have arranged t6 let us have Mr. Brendlin on Monday next.
The Batter of payingW. Haddock the difference in wages we have
referred to our Vice-president <fnd his dec/sion will be final.
Referring to the statement whicil you make that Mr. Edison felt at
liberty to take Mr. Phillips, can o\ly be7' due, so far as we know, to one
fact, and that is when Mr. Phillips Wt us his letter of resignation say¬
ing that Mr. Edison desired his servJL, I accepted the resignation. A few
days later when you shut down your ■/orksYyou telephoned me saying that the
arrangement had been completely u/set and Vt you would request that I
would reinstate Mr. Phillips, wh/ch T read Unagreed to. This is the only
basis that I know of that you can have for maki'ng such a statement, T not
having been consulted as to an/thing regarding m\ Phillips being employed
by Mr. Edison or taken off our work since. \
We should have felt very much better if -ttuhad been your pleasure
to have advised us before t i/e monthly returns of time came in as to Mr.
Haddock's being placed on oW work and his rate of wages, nothing of this
king, however, was received by us and we did not understand it when we
received the Time Checks and made out our Pay Bolls. This, I believe, you
will admit.
Jf Mr. Haddock declines to go on with our work, we will .authorize
you to put Mr. Brendlin on it and retain him until our work is finished. We
will get along without him here until he is. through with our work in your
office. We will write Mr. Brendlin personally to-day.
[ENCLOSURE]
W.S. Mallory- (2) -2-28-99.
We beg to advise you that, we have sent forward your Blue Prints
requested some time ago, covering all parts of our Crusher Plant, Engine
and Boiler Houses, so far as we have received the drawings from you for
your part of the work. V/e had so little good weather in the intervening
time between the time of your request and the present to make these Blue
Prints that it must have seemed to you arery slow. At the same time we
were giving you the services of the only man we had in the office during
the ten or twelve days Mr. persh was detained at his home owing to sick¬
ness. T understand from Mr. Hersh that in your telephone message you
seemed to think we had acted extremely slow. This I hardly think we de¬
serve under the cirsumstances.
We, however, do not wish to have any friction in any of the
matters pertaining to the business relating to our Hew Mill work or with
you personally or as a corporation and shall do all in our power to make
you feel that we are prepared to do what is right in every way.
Yours very truly,
THE .HEW JERSEY ZTHC CO.,
South Mine Hill,
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Mr. W. S. Mallory, \ j
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Orange , n\j .
Dear Sir:
Will you please inform n
construction when 1 was at Edisony/i^completed and in -operation?
I have been making many interesting^ ests on the (
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Mr. Edison examined and concentrated.
With very best wishes.
You: a very truly,
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Dear I
Yours of the 17th is a$ hand* Jit it is possible for you to an¬
ticipate your want 3 jot. will bo a great/ favor to us and of interest to your
selves . The matter of getting material these times is a very serious
one* It is utterly impossito^to promise time of delivery at the present
time, we however; hhve material ^r. two of these large shovels ordered;
ceid if it is a duplicate of the jone youltave ; that you want ; we could
build it in a reasonable time-,
We will say that we jiave large orders olio ad and as before stated
wo would lilce to have you. anticipate your wants a little in advance of
your actual necessities* / \
She writer will tifee pleasure in callin': upon you any time that
it & necessary to make arrangements for one of these shovels*
Yours truly;
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Mr. W. S. Mallory, Vice-president, / Maroh 20» 1899‘
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Concentrating Works,
Edison jaboratqiy,
Dear slr:- Orangey
We have arranged with the Dickso/l^ufac tuning Company, of
Scranton, Pa., to ship you the Patterns a!nd Chil^for Five Foot Rolls to
your address at Edison, Sussex County ,/h. j.
Any change you desire to nAe from this, if^ou will kindly
advise me, we will change it.
Yours very truly, \
THE NEW JERSEY ZJNC 00.,
South Mine Hill,
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52 WALL STREET.
South Mine Hill, Franklin Furnace, N. J.,.
March 22, 1899.
Mr. W. S. Mallory, Vice-president,
Edison Laboratory,
^ Orange,
Hew jer^
Reap- sir:-
V^e have an inquiry from Vie Di/ckson Manufacturing company,
Scranton, Pa., with reference to thirywatteras which you have of the ;
High Seared Rolls. Y/e have given thenAour contract for these Rolls and
everything complete, as per specifi/atiorts, and would ask that you will
forward them Patterns which you have. Prom\these they can ascertain Just
what Patterns they will need to 5
Your Mr. Phillips is ^iere and we have\jiim nicely located in our
office to do your work.
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Dear Sir, -
Yours of the. 2 4th., is at hand/ and noted. We trust you will
keep us in mind and give\us an opportunity jto figure with you when the
proper time comes.. Pleas\bear in mind however that .matters in the
iron line of "business are not\mprdring and that it is very difficult
to get material of any kind. Stei
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months. About a fair average yortise in th.p price of material that goes
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six weeks or two months ago'. \
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8outh Mine Hill, Franklin Furnace, N. j.,.
April 1, 1899.
. Mallory, Vice-president,
Edison laboratory, j
Orange , j
Hew jersey.
Dear Sir:-
Replying to your fb^or of 31st lilt, would say that we are
expressing to you to-night ali\of /•the b/ps. covering your order, except
those of the tracings which you have in your office at this time, which
s sent you for signature and 1
>val of Mr. Edison and for specifi¬
cations. These will be made fot youHtpon our receipt of same here
and sent forward at once. /
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that J may give the matter further personal attention.
Yours very truly,
THE HEW JERSEY ZIHC CO.,
\South Mine Hill,
THE NEW JERSEY ZINC COMPANY,
52 WALL STREET.
South Mine Hill, Franklin Furnace, N. J„.
April 5, 1899.
Mr. W. S. Mallory, Vice-president,
Edison laboratory,
\ Orange ,
Hew Jei^ey.
Dear Sir:-
Your favor of 4th\inst. received. Note what you say £
patterns for the three highNrolls paving been shipped from Edison and
Dover with the noted exceptions.
We send you enclosed a Vopy of letter received this day from
these people asking for more information. Will you kindly either
write them direct or send the /infoihpation asked for to us, when we will
communicate with them at once?
We have sent them a/copy of you^ letter of the 4th inst.
Very truly yours,
THE NEW JERSEY ZINO CO.,
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New York, May 5th, 1899.
W. Si Mallory, Vice-President*
-•New- Jersey- and Pennsylvania C oWentrating Works,
Orange, Nip Jersey.
Dear Sir:
On my return from Washington tlks mornipg I found yours of the
1st instant. In reply thereto I Trill ssV that although the furnace
has run very successfully on tin .pr.e, whicfl/ls much harder to ; smelt
than yours, it has never been tried on irhn\ore',i hence the difficulty
to tell you about the exact cost per-ton. i enclose you a copy of the
Patent which explains itself. We ha /Ye modified same for smelting iron
and expect additional patents.
The cost of a ruraace y/o smelt thirty Vto fourty tons per diem
will not exceed $5,000.00. I /have good reason tp believe that the
cost of smelting will not be ybver S
The furnace does >6lean work, and there is\ no appreciable, fine
ore carried Sway -during treatment. The expense of bricquetting is
dispensed with, and acaStiron -of superior quality is, produced.
If this interests you, we will be pleased to have you meet,
our Engineer, ' who isyihe inventor of the furnace.
Yours very truly, //
Central Railroad Company of New Jersey.
_ Lake Hopatcqn^ _ Station,
MAY 10 1899
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Dear Sir: —
'ile are indebted for your address to Mr. Allison, of Allentown. We should
like to have some information in regard to the quality of tbe Pardee ore mined at
Ogden. Mr. Allison tells us that .you used this ore at Musconetcong, and that you are
familiar with its general' character. If not too much trouble, will you kindly advise us
what you can as to its analysis ana its working. in the furnace. It would be especially
desirable to get any surveys of the property showing the condition of the deposit at or
about the time work was suspended. We are looking up this matter for Mr. Edison.
Awaiting your kind reply, we remain
Yours very truly.
Pilling & Crane.
a ^tfeinre/hci/itrcM s>/?
New Jersey & Penna Concentrating Wks.
W.S. Mallory, V.P.V,
Orange, .N..T. \
Yours of the loth 'As at handv The writer called at your office
on Monday morning, and are soVry indeed not to have seen you and have
had a talk with you definitely relative to your steam shovel requirements*
We judge from what Mr /Edison said that it is a steam shovel
for handling the olay for your Portland cemnj/fnill that you v/ant. When
do you expect to need this .shovel and\bout what size do you want?
judge from what Mr.Edison sale
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standard "Giant" B. , circular of which we enclose would suit your re-
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COPY.
Haaelton, Pa. May 17th. 1899.,
Messrs. Pilling & Crane,
Gizzard Building, Broad & Chestnut Sts.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
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Your favor of May ldth., would have been answered beforo
but the writer was out of town forysorno days. I used considerable
of the Pardee ore from the Ogden ,Mine\at Stanhope and it was a
very good working ore for a raaghetio ore\lt had littlo or no
sulphur. The iron ran about v54X, phosphorus S^ora 1 1/4 to l«Gj£«.
I have just received a telegram from Mr. AloxartW Elliott, Jr.,
saying he would call on nye tomorrow, and, as I believe he is an
attorney employed by Mr. /Edison, 1 can give him any farther
information that X have that he desires.,
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Yours very truly,’
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™E NEW JERSEY Z,NC COMPANY,
52 WALL STREET.
South Mine Hill, Franklin Furnace, N. J., _
May 27, 1899.
A. Edison, Esq,., president,
Edison laboratory,
Orange, jj. J.
Dear Sir:-
Will you kindly advise us If there is any objection to putting
the springs on the 36" Rolls, which we have as our lowest Rolls in our
Crusher House, on the rear end? As we now have them they are on the
front end and protrude out so as to make it somewhat, inconvenient for
getting into the Rolls in front. / /
If there is no objection to changing them to the rear- on your
part, we know of nothing here.
Kindly advise and oblige,
Very truly yours,
ME VT JERSEY ZJMC CO.,
South Mine Hill,
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New Jersey and Pennsylvania Concentrating Works.
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